Indigenous Peoples in El Salvador Commemorate 1932 Massacre

Written by Geovani Montalvo, from UpsideDown World

Indigenous peoples in the western Salvadoran town of Izalco commemorated the 78th anniversary of  the slaughter of 30 thousand indigenous people and peasants, killed during the popular uprising of 1932.
During the dictatorship of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, the dissatisfaction with the unfair distribution of wealth [...]

Neoliberalism and the Current Crisis in Mexico: Indigenous and Campesino Movements Respond

Honduras resists! Resistance song in Honduras

Honduras Resiste! Cancion de la resistencia en Honduras

Xiomara Hortenzia Zelaya (Daughter of Manuel Zelaya)

Xiomara Hortenzia Zelaya (Daughter of Manuel Zelaya) speaks to the people of Honduras at a rally in Tegucigalpa on July 18,2009. Translated by Roberto Jorquera for Direct Action Films.

From Arbenz to Zelaya: Chiquita in Latin America

By Nokolas Kozloff, from CounterPunch
When the Honduran military overthrew the democratically elected government of Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago there might have been a sigh of relief in the corporate board rooms of Chiquita banana. Earlier this year the Cincinnati-based fruit company joined Dole in criticizing the government in Tegucigalpa which had raised the [...]

Cuban counter revolutionaries supported the coup in Honduran

The well known counterrevolutionaries Carlos Alberto Montaner and Otto Reich —former sub-secretary of state under the Bush administration—, supported and gave advise during the coup against Manuel Zelaya in Honduras.
Cuban newspaper Granma (on 9th of July ) published information revealing a secret report sent from a European government, providing very detailed and convincing information about [...]

President Zelaya due to return to Honduras

July 4, 2009
President Zelaya spoke to the People of Honduras via Telesur in the early ours of Saturday morning July 4
Zelaya announced that he would arrive at the International airport in Tegucigalpa on Sunday.
Below are sections of his speech. Translated by Roberto Jorquera
“My life is in the hands of the people of Honduras. By force [...]

President Zelaya forced to land in Nicaragua

10am AEST
By Roberto Jorquera
www.directaction.org.au
President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to Honduras together with Miquel D’Escotto President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, however the airstrip was blocked and Zelaya was forced to land in Nicaragua. Zelaya flew in from Washington after a meeting of the Organisation of American States (OAS) that suspended the [...]

President Zelaya en route to Honduras

8am AEST

By Roberto Jorquera
www.directaction.org.au
President Manuel Zelaya is attempting to return to Honduras together with Miquel D’Escotto President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Zelaya flew in from Washington after a meeting of the Organisation of American States (OAS) that suspended the membership of Honduras. At the same time another delegation led by the [...]

Call for Action in solidarity with Honduras

FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN HONDURAS!
AGAINST THE COUP! IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONDURAS!
This is a call to all solidarity organisations and individuals to stand for democracy in Honduras and Central America.
Military dictatorships never again!
We demand the immediate reinstatement of Zelaya, the democratically elected president of Honduras. Immediate stop to the repression against [...]