Deal or No Deal, Asylum Seekers Wait It Out at the Southern Border

CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 9, 2019 A U.S.-Mexico pact announced Friday may mean that more migrants will be sent back to Mexico to await resolution of their asylum claims. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prison Fire Kills More Than 300 in Honduras

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 One inmate's reported death wish led to the immolation of more than 300 people at a Honduran prison after the apparent instigator set fire to his mattress on Wednesday in the town of Comayagua, where some 356 others were still missing after the blaze, according to The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Exiled President Back in Honduras Preaching Peace

Staff / Truthdig May 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 )

From Coup-Lite to Truth-Lite: 10 Ways the U.S. Fought Democracy in Honduras

BLANK Jan 14, 2010 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 )

Military Chiefs Charged for Ties to Zelaya Ouster

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Honduras Talks Fall Apart

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 Despite overwhelming international support and the fact that he was removed in an illegal coup, Manuel Zelaya is still having problems winning reinstatement as Honduras' president: Talks between the interim government and his ousted administration collapsed Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Critical of Zelaya, Honduran Government

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (above) shouldn't have returned to his home turf before striking some kind of agreement with the regime that seized power during last summer's coup, according to Lewis Amselem, U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States -- but Amselem also fired off some words of official disapproval about said regime while he was at it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coup Leaders Set a Deadline in Honduras

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2009 With no real strategy or international support, Honduras' takeover government is putting a 10-day deadline on Brazil to decide what to do with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who is shacked up in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa after returning to his country last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ousted Honduran President Makes His Return

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2009 After nearly three months in exile, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has reportedly returned to his home turf, although his exact whereabouts were unclear Monday. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is still putting pressure on current leader Roberto Micheletti and his camp to restore Zelaya to power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Zelaya’s Plane Barred From Landing in Honduras

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2009 Ousted President Manuel Zelaya made an attempt to return home to Honduras, but he ended up doing a flyover on Sunday when authorities blocked his plane from landing at the Tegucigalpa airport. On the runway, Zelaya supporters clashed with military and police forces. At least one person was reported killed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras’ Top Court Refuses to Reinstate Zelaya

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 The Supreme Court of Honduras, defying an order of the Organization of American States, is standing by its decision to oust former President Manuel Zelaya. The court repeated its earlier position after a two-hour meeting with OAS head Miguel Insulza on Friday. And now for the international backlash. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Video: Honduran Soldiers Shoot Pro-Zelaya Supporters’ Tires

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 In this video footage released by CNN on Friday, protesters en route to a rally in support of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya find their travels cut short when a troop of soldiers, apparently representing the same military force that ousted Zelaya last Sunday and replaced him with Roberto Micheletti, move in and shoot out their bus tires. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )