Joel Whitney / TruthdigAug 28, 2019
More than a few accusatory fingers point at the previous Democratic administration for enabling the violence that sent Hondurans into flight. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigMar 15, 2016
Her support as secretary of state for the 2009 coup that ousted the democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya helped create conditions that caused thousands of children to flee for their lives. Now, unlike Bernie Sanders, she wants to send them back. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 1, 2011
While most in the United States were recognizing Memorial Day with a three-day weekend, the people of Honduras were engaged in a historic event: the return of President Manuel Zelaya, 23 months after he was forced into exile at gunpoint in the first coup in Central America in a quarter-century. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 30, 2011
This isn't the first visit Manuel Zelaya has made to Honduras since a 2009 coup toppled his presidency and he was exiled, but he may be able to stick around this time. Zelaya cut a deal with the current regime and returned to Tegucigalpa calling for peaceful resistance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 6, 2010
It's been almost a year since the coup that ousted leftist leader Manuel Zelaya in Honduras, but disagreement over the legitimacy of the new government there continues as leaders of the Organization of American States gather in Peru. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2010
Remember that coup in Honduras last year? Well, a group of judges who were fired after making legal decisions against the widely-accepted-as-illegal coup have launched a hunger strike against their dismissal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2010
In a press conference before a meeting of Latin and Caribbean countries in Cancun, Mexico, Evo Morales proposed a new Organization of American States "without empire" that would remove Canada and the U.S. from the organization's roster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Andrés Thomas Conteris, reporting from within the besieged embassy where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has taken shelter, outlines 10 ways the United States has supported the coup and undermined democracy in Honduras.Andrés Thomas Conteris reports from within the besieged embassy where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has taken shelter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2010
While Manuel Zelaya, Honduras' ousted president, remains at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, prosecutors have charged three military chiefs with abuse of power in connection with the country's coup d'état last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 10, 2009
It may not be the end just yet for Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a coup in June. Despite international support for his return to office, Zelaya was slated to leave his country for exile in Mexico. But those negotiations have now been postponed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 6, 2009
Honduras' government is on the ropes again. Roberto Micheletti, the interim president, moved to form a new government after a deal to form a "unity" cabinet collapsed. Manuel Zelaya (pictured), the elected president ousted in a coup in June, is now urging a boycott of the election scheduled later this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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