23 August 2009 - Day 57
Honduras Releases Zelaya's Imprisoned Followers
Tegucigalpa -- Eighteen followers of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who had been imprisoned for making riots in the capital, were released on Friday.

21 August 2009 - Day 55
Zelaya's Wife Calls For Continued Protest
Tegucigalpa - Wife of ousted Honduran President Zelaya, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Thursday called on followers to continue marching in support of her husband.

20 August 2009 - Day 54
Honduran Ousted President's Return Seems Faraway As Interim Government Remains Unyielding
Tegucigalpa - The days when Honduran ousted president Manuel Zelaya is restored to power seem remote as the interim government remains reluctant to compromise under international pressure.


19 August 2009 - Day 53
Honduras’ Micheletti Says Zelaya Exile Was ‘Error’
(Bloomberg) - Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said forcing deposed President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country, instead of arresting him, was a mistake. “There was an error by a certain sector,” Micheletti said today in an interview in Tegucigalpa. “

Honduras' Micheletti Says He Doesn't Care Whether Next Government Is Recognized Or Not
Tegucigalpa -  Interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti has said that he does not care whether the elections in November are recognized by the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) or not.

Ousted Honduran President Appoints Ambassadress to Nicaragua
Managua - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya appointed in exile a new ambassadress to Nicaragua, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos said on Tuesday.


18 August 2009 - Day 52
OAS Human Rights Commission Meets In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - - The Inter American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) began a meeting in Honduras on Monday, according to news reaching here.


17 August 2009 - Day 51
US Military Denies Role In Honduras Coup Flight
The U.S. military says its troops in Honduras did not know of and played no part in a flight that took ousted President Manuel Zelaya to exile following a military coup.


16 August 2009 - Day 50
Resistance Continues in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Tough repression by special riot forces and vast military deployment in Honduras have failed to stop people's resistance, according to opposition leaders.


15 August 2009 - Day 49
No Future Predicted for Honduras Elections
Tegucigalpa -  The Honduras political crisis puts in jeopardy the general elections foreseen for the end of this year, which will lack future without the restoration of the constitutional order, sentences today local daily Tiempo.

Violation of Freedom in Honduras Denounced
Santiago de Chile - The World Association of Community Radios-Latin America and Caribbean (AMARC-ALC) charged that Honduras are suffering violation of the rights to communication and freedom of speech.


14 August 2009 - Day 48
No Future Predicted for Honduras Elections
Tegucigalpa -  The Honduras political crisis puts in jeopardy the general elections foreseen for the end of this year, which will lack future without the restoration of the constitutional order, sentences today local daily Tiempo.

Violation of Freedom in Honduras Denounced
Santiago de Chile - The World Association of Community Radios-Latin America and Caribbean (AMARC-ALC) charged that Honduras are suffering violation of the rights to communication and freedom of speech.


13 August 2009 - Day 47
Zelaya, Lula Ask For Bigger U.S. Role In Solving Honduran Crisis
Brasilia - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called on the United States to use more political influence to help solve the Honduran crisis.

Micheletti Wants To Shake Hands With Nicaragua's Ortega
Managua - Honduran post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti said Wednesday he wishes to shake hands with Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega who hosts ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
 

12 August 2009 - Day 46
Zelaya's Followers Vow To Stop The November Elections
Tegucigalpa - Followers of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Tuesday demanded the United Nations (UN) suspend economic aid for the country's general elections, scheduled for Nov. 29.

Brazil Welcomes Zelaya With Head of State Honours
Brasilia - The Brazilian government on Tuesday welcomed ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya with honours for a head of state.


11 August 2009 - Day 45
Honduras: Zelaya Wife Leads Anti-coup Protest
Tegucigalpa -  First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya, joined Monday thousands of anti-coup protesters, part of the national march to get to San Pedro Sula on Tuesday.


10 August 2009 - Day 44
Zelaya Urges Unasur To Condemn U.S. For Military Deployment in Colombia
Quito - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Sunday urged the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) to condemn a "possible establishment of U.S. military bases in Colombia."

Honduras Postpones Visit of OAS Mission
Tegucigalpa - The interim Honduran government on Sunday postponed the scheduled visit of a mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) that attempted to settle the political crisis following a coup in the country, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.


09 August 2009 - Day 43
Honduras Resistance Strengthens
Tegucigalpa -  The popular resistance against the June 28 coup d''Etat is strengthening and increasing, Juan Barahona, one of the main leaders of the movement, stated.

OAS Mission in Honduras to Fail
Tegucigalpa - The next OAS mission in Honduras will lack possibilities of solving diplomatic negotiations to settle the crisis created here after the coup d''Etat, Tiempo newspaper reported Saturday.

Ortega Says Honduras May Try To Provoke Nicaragua
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed Honduras' coup-installed government might try to provoke a border military incident "to distract attention" from international efforts to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
 

08 August 2009 - Day 42
Honduras March on Third Day
Tegucigalpa, -  Thousands of Hondurans restarted Friday the third day of National Popular Resistance March towards this capital and the northern city of San Pedro Sula, to restitute the state of law.


07 August 2009 - Day 41
Senior Official Denies Zelaya Setting Up Militias in Nicaragua
Managua - Nicaraguan Attorney General Hernan Estrada said Thursday that ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya had not bought estates nor set up militias in the north of Nicaragua.

Interim Honduran Government Expects OAS Mission To Be "Impartial"
Tegucigalpa - The interim Honduran government said on Thursday it expected an upcoming mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) to be "impartial" in their efforts to help resolve the political crisis in the country.


06 August 2009 - Day 40
U.S. Hopes For Peaceful Solution to Honduras Crisis
Managua - The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua on Wednesday expressed hope for a constitutional and peaceful solution to the current political crisis in Honduras.

Zelaya Calls For New International Laws Against Coups, Slams U.S.
Mexico City - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday called for new international laws specifically applying to coups and slammed what he called "lukewarm" U.S. pressure against the interim Honduran government during a two-day visit to Mexico.

National Resistance March in Honduras
Tegucigalpa -  Honduras is to start Wednesday a National March of Popular Resistance, rejecting the military coup, and demanding the restitution of the constitutional order and President Manuel Zelaya.

05 August 2009 - Day 39
Honduras' Zelaya Denies Thinking About Re-Election, Confident In Returning Office
Mexico City - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday he had never thought of running for re-election and that he was confident he could return to office within two weeks.

Nicaragua Rejects Aid Request By Interim Honduran Government
Managua - The Nicaraguan government rejected on Tuesday a request of the interim Honduran government on personnel aid to the country's special education.


04 August 2009 - Day 38
Honduras Honors Murdered Teachers
Tegucigalpa - Teachers and other members of the National Front against the coup d''Etat continue Monday paying tribute to two teachers who were murdered by police agents.

New OAS Step to Solve Honduran Crisis
San Jose - The Organization of American States will discuss the sending of a high level commission to Honduras Wednesday to examine the crisis in that Central American nation.

Nicaraguan Opposition Mayors Demand Expulsion of Zelaya
Managua - The opposition mayors from a Nicaraguan province bordering Honduras on Monday demanded the expulsion of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from the country, saying he caused social and commercial instability in the region.


03 August 2009 - Day 37
Honduran Post-Coup Government Optimistic About Overcoming Economic Difficulty
Honduras - Economists have estimated that the political crisis in Honduras could deepen the country's recession, but the post-coup authorities seem quite optimistic about its ability to overcome the difficulty.

Zelaya: New Actions to Return to Honduras
Managua - Honduras Constitutional President Jose Manuel Zelaya said this week he is looking at other options of pacific resistance, to return peacefully to power, while coup leaders intensified actions of repression against the Honduras popular resistance movement.

Honduras:Time for Latin America to Take Charge
The mediation effort that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arranged to try to resolve the Honduran crisis, which began when a military coup removed Honduran President Mel Zelaya more than four weeks ago, has failed.

Honduras’s Zelaya Not Welcome in Nicaragua, Lawmakers Say
(Bloomberg) -- The head of Nicaragua’s largest opposition party said deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya should find another country from which to stage a return to power.


02 August 2009 - Day 36
Ousted Honduran President's Supporter Dies From Police-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Tegucigalpa - A Honduran high school teacher who was shot in the head last week in a protest against the June 28 coup died Saturday in a hospital.

Culture of Resistance in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Artists in Honduras are expected to join efforts on Saturday to support the long popular resistance against the coup into its 35th consecutive day.


01 August 2009 - Day 35
Honduras' Interim Government Lifts Curfew
Tegucigalpa - The interim government on Friday lifted a curfew imposed in most of Honduras after a coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Zelaya's Wife Returns To Capital, Joins Demonstration
Tegucigalpa - Wife of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned to the capital Friday and joined a demonstration against the interim government.

Honduran Putschists Cut Demonstrator Wages
Tegucigalpa - The de facto regime in Honduras has tighten repressive measures by announcing salary deductions for workers taking part in marches against the coup.

Zelaya Warns of Violence
Managua -  Democratically elected President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, denounced on Friday the de facto regime's repression against his people and warned of the possibility of widespread violence if the coup continues.


31 July 2009 - Day 34
Honduran Justice Ministry Prosecutes Deposed President
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran Justice Ministry on Thursday prosecuted ousted President Manuel Zelaya and former Minister of the Presidency Enrique Flores Lanza for falsification of public documents.

Honduran Troops Attack Peaceful March
Tegucigalpa Honduran army soldiers and riot police agents attacked on Thursday a peaceful march by people opposing the military coup, along the Carretera Panamericana, a road which links the capital with the country's northern area.

National Civic Strike in Honduras
Tegucigalpa -  A new national civic strike of the state sector, with marches, seizure of roads and public institutions characterized Thursday the 33 national day of peoples resistance to the military coup in Honduras.

Ousted Honduran FM Complains Inadequate U.S. Response
Managua - Ousted Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas Thursday urged Washington to do more to ensure the reinstatement of deposed president Manuel Zelaya.


30 July 2009 - Day 33
Central American Leaders Condemn Honduran Coup, Call For Acceptance Of Compromise Plan
San José - Leaders of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia on Wednesday condemned the coup in Honduras, and called on the rivals in the country to compromise and accept mediator Costa Rican President Oscar Arias' reconciliation plan.

Nicaragua Requests Humanitarian Aid For Zelaya's Followers In Border Camps
Managua - The Nicaraguan government on Wednesday requested humanitarian aid from the United Nations (UN) for the camps of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's followers on the Nicaraguan border with Honduras.

Nicaraguan Opposition Asks Zelaya To Leave
Managua - The Nicaraguan opposition on Wednesday criticized the presence of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in the country, and asked Zelaya to leave.

Panama Parliament For Honduran Zelaya
Panama - The National Assembly of Panama ratified the backing of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to return to his post and for the restoration of constitutionality in that country.


28 July 2009 - Day 32
Genocide in Honduras, Says HHRR Defender
Tegucigalpa -  Honduran Armed Forces and Police are practicing collective genocide, said a human rights defender in the country, a month into the coup.

Honduran Police Block Food For Pro-Zelaya Supporters
Tegucigalpa - Honduran soldiers on Tuesday blocked on the border with Nicaragua a caravan loaded with food for supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

Supporters of Nicaragua's Ruling Party Block Opposition From Meeting Zelaya
Managua - Supporters of Nicaragua's ruling party on Tuesday blocked the opposition from delivering a letter to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

28 July 2009 - Day 31
Zelaya Rules out Talks in US
Ocotal, Nicaragua - Honduran President Manuel Zelaya ruled out on Monday to travel to Washington to meet with US State Secretary Hillary Clinton, after demanding a firm stance by the United States against the coup leaders.

Zelaya's Followers Begin To Leave Honduras-Nicaragua Border
El Paraiso, Honduras - Some followers of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya began on Monday to leave militarized border zone between Honduras and Nicaragua and head home.

Honduras' Border Inhabitants Demand End Of Curfew
Tegucigalpa -  The Honduran inhabitants of the border area with Nicaragua on Monday demanded authorities to end the curfew imposed last Friday and to allow the passing of goods to supply the local markets.

Bomb Explodes In Honduras After Pro-Zelaya Meeting
Tegucigalpa - A fragmentation grenade exploded on Sunday in a building in the capital city, shortly after a pro-Zelaya meeting there. No casualties were reported.


27 July 2009 - Day 30
Honduras Under State of Siege
Caracas - Honduran congressman Cesar Ham denounced his country has been under a permanent state of siege in Honduras after the June 28 coup, and termed the de facto government headed by Roberto Micheletti a dictatorship for its continuous repression against the people.

Zelaya Camps out on Honduras Border
Ocotal -  Honduras constitutional President Manuel Zelaya has pledged to take his determination to return to power to its final consequences.

Difficult Humanitarian Situation in Honduras
Tegucigalpa -  A difficult humanitarian situation is unfolding on Sunday in the eastern department of El Paraiso, Honduras, after three days of siege ordered by the de facto government.


26 July 2009 - Day 29
Supporters of Ousted Honduran President Continue Gathering Near Border
El Paraiso, Honduras - Hundreds of supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya defied a daytime curfew to continue gathering near the border with Nicaragua on Saturday as a Honduran man was found dead on a road close to Nicaragua.

Zelaya's Return Fuels Popular Resistance
Tegucigalpa - President Manuel Zelaya''s return to Honduras has added fuel to popular resistance and has revealed the contradictions in the foundations supporting the coup d''etat, the newspaper Tiempo said in an editorial.


25 July 2009 - Day 28
Tension at Honduran Border
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran border where President Manuel Zelaya reentered his country Friday remains tense Saturday morning with the military and police forces deployed all around the area, blocking the movement of thousands of followers of the leftist leader.

Honduras Warns of US Complicity
Tegulcigalpa -  Leaders of the National Front against the Coup in Honduras warned Friday about complicity of the US with the June 28 military coup that defeated President Manuel Zelaya.


24 July 2009 - Day 27
Deposed President Zelaya Begins Return To Honduras By Land From Nicaragua
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday began his trip home amid fears his return could start a wave of violence in the already impoverished Central American country.

Hondurans Unify Against Coup
Tegucigalpa - The social movements in Honduras are unifying their forces to resist the coup, union leader Juan Barahona asserted on Thursday.


23 July 2009 - Day 26
Fresh Protests Break Out In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Fresh protests broke out Wednesday in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, as the deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government started a new round of mediation talk in Costa Rica.

Crucial Days for Honduras Anti-Coup Struggle
Tegucigalpa - The peaceful resistance against the military coup in Honduras on Wednesday entered day 25, when the deadline for a negotiated solution to the crisis is to be ended.

Panama Expects Honduran Resolution
Panama - Panamanian Foreign Affairs minister, Juan Carlos Varela, expressed optimism regarding a solution to the crisis in Honduras after the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
 

22 July 2009 - Day 25
Honduras' Zelaya Says He Faces Assassination
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya said on Tuesday that he has the risk of being assassinated by coup leader upon his return.

Honduran Interim Government Asks Venezuelan Diplomats To Leave
Tegucigalpa -  Honduras' interim government on Tuesday gave 72 hours to Venezuelan diplomats


21 July 2009 - Day 24
Micheletti Expresses "Unwavering Commitment" To Staying In Power
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' interim government leader Roberto Micheletti expressed here on Monday an "unwavering commitment" to thwarting the return of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya.

OAS Chief Expresses Concerns On Situation In Honduras
Santiago de Chile - It could be very complicated to solve the political crisis in Honduras as the post-coup regime insisted on staying in power, the OAS (the Organization of American States) chief said on Monday.


20 July 2009 - Day 23
Zelaya Vows to Return to Honduras
Managua - Honduras President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to his country once the dialogue process due to be resumed on Saturday in Costa Rica is over.


19 July 2009 - Day 22
Resistance Consolidating Changes in Honduras
Tegucigalpa -  People's unity and their determination to revert the military coup have consolidated the Honduran people hopes for achieving a truly fair participative democracy in Honduras, said left-wing presidential candidate Cesar Ham.

UN Ignores Honduras Coup Leaders
United Nations - The United Nations Security Council tossed aside a letter by Honduras coup leaders in which they requested its intervention after alleged threats and provocation by Venezuela.

Honduras Society Divided As Crisis Talks Continue
Tegucigalpa - While waiting earnestly for the result of the crisis talks in Costa Rica, the Hondurans remain divided over the return of their former president Manuel Zelaya -- a pivotal point for any solution to the political deadlock in the Latin American country.


18 July 2009 - Day 21
Zelaya: Soon Return to Honduras
Caracas - Honduran President Manuel Zelaya reaffirmed Friday he will soon return to his country to join his people in the fight against Honduran coupists and to restore constitutional order.

Chavez Decries Honduran Theft
La Paz - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced in this capital the depletion of millions of the Honduran State coffers by the coup leaders, led by Roberto Micheletti.


17 July 2009 - Day 20
Honduran Anti-Coup Rallies Tense
Tegucigalpa -  The National Front organizations against the coup d'etat in Honduras have confirmed their decision of continuing Thursday the 19th consecutive day of marches in defense of the state of law.

Honduran Interim Government Protests Against Venezuela's "Threats"
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim government on Thursday denounced Venezuela before the UN Security Council for "threats, provocations and violation to the sovereignty."


16 July 2009 - Day 19
Honduran Interim Government Reimposes Curfew
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim government said late Wednesday that a curfew would be reinstated from midnight to 5 a.m.

Honduran Interim President Sets Condition For Resignation
Tegucigalpa - Honduran interim leader Roberto Micheletti said Wednesday he is ready to resign on the condition that ousted President Manuel Zelaya does not return to power.

Zelaya Leaves Guatemala for Nicaragua
Guatemala  - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday left Guatemala for Nicaragua to meet with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.


15 July 2009 - Day 18
Deposed Honduran President Says Hondurans Have Right To "Insurrection"
Deposted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday said Hondurans "have the right to insurrection" against the interim government that toppled him by a military coup.


14 July 2009 - Day 17
Deposed Honduran President Gives Ultimatum To Post-Coup Leader
Managua - The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Monday gave a one-week ultimatum to the coup government of Roberto Micheletti to restore his presidential power as demanded by the governments and organizations from the world.

Hondurans Strong, Calm Against Coup
Tegucigalpa - Honduran popular organizations enter Tuesday a new day of peaceful resistance after 17 days of rallies and other demonstrations against the June 28 military coup.

US Advises Honduran Micheletti
Washington - The head of the Honduran de facto government Roberto Micheletti had US advisory for talks in Costa Rica, a meeting meant to put an end to the situation that country is undergoing, The New York Times said on Monday.


13 July 2009 - Day 16
Honduras Interim Government Suspends Curfew
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' post-coup government on Sunday suspended the curfew, part of a martial law that has been in place since July 28, when soldiers seized President Manuel Zelaya and forced him to board an aircraft to Costa Rica.

Telesur Team Taken Prisoner in Honduras
Caracas - The President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Luz Patricia Mejia denounced Tele Sur and Venezolana de Television (VTV) teams have been detained by armed forces, placed under arrest and later released on Saturday night.


12 July 2009 - Day 15
Fidel Castro: The Coup Dies or Constitutions Die
Havana (Prensa Latina) -  Leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro said that now Honduras is not only a country occupied by putschists, but it is also a country occupied by the armed forces of the United States.

Dominican Republic Takes Honduras Case to NAM Summit
Santo Domingo -  Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will present to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) the situation in Honduras and the regional stance in relation to the coup in that country, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced in this capital on Friday.


11 July 2009 - Day 14
Clinton Proposal On Honduras A Trap, Says Chavez
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that the proposal of US State Secretary Hillary Clinton is a very serious mistake and a trap for democracy.

Foreign Minister of Honduras' Interim Government Removed From Office
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim government on Friday removed its Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez Colindres from office, and reappointed him as Interior Minister.

OAS Criticizes "Inflexibility" In Honduras Crisis Talks
Santiago de Chile - The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, criticized on Friday the "inflexibility" of the negotiators to solve the political crisis in Honduras.

Honduras: Road Blocks Demand Coupists
Tegucigalpa -  The National Front against the Coup in Honduras extended today the road blocks to vast regions in the country to demand the end of the de facto regime and the return to the institutional order.


10 July 2009 - Day 13
Honduran Rivals Pass Ball To Councilors, Face-To-Face Meeting Fail
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti met Thursday with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias respectively in San Jose, but Micheletti swiftly left the country, squashing all hopes of a face-to-face meeting.

Honduras' Micheletti Ready To Resume Talks With Ousted Zelaya
Tegucigalpa  -- Honduras' post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti said here Thursday that he was willing to resume talks with ousted President Manuel Zelaya after a planned meeting between them failed to be held in Costa Rica.


09 July 2009 - Day 12
Deposed Honduran President Demands Removal of Rivals in 24 hours
San Jose - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya said on Wednesday he will demand the removal of the post-coup government within 24 hours at talks in Costa Rica.

Coupists Deny Ministers Travel to Costa Rica
Washington - Honduras president Manuel Zelaya denounced today that the coup regime denied ministers from traveling to participate in the dialogue to be held in Costa Rica with the mediation of President Oscar Arias.

Honduran Coup Leaders Visit USA
Tegucigalpa - Honduran de facto government representatives traveled to the United States to meet with US politicians on a visit organized by Republican senator John McCain.

Honduran Putschists Bribe, Intimidate
Tegucigalpa - Dozens of Hondurans called national Radio Globo on Tuesday to denounce that their employers are trying to force them to participate in activities to support the putschists, who are cornered by increasing popular repudiation.


08 July 2009 - Day 11
Honduras Coup Resistance Grows
Tegucigalpa - Popular organizations joined in a Front against the coup perpetrated in Honduras are to redouble peaceful rallies to restore the constitutional order in the country.

Honduras Normalizes Flights at Toncontin Airport
Tegucigalpa - The direction from the Civil Aeronautic of Honduras announced on Tuesday the normalization of flights at Toncontin Airport and that everything was operating with "tranquility."


07 July 2009 - Day 10
Hondurans for Peaceful Resistance
Tegucigalpa - The National Front against the coup in Honduras convened Monday a new rally in defense of constitutional order, amid a hardening of the repression by the de facto regime.

Mexico To Consider Offering Asylum to Zelaya
Mexico City - Mexico will consider offering asylum to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya if he asks for this, a Mexican official said here on Monday.

Chavez urges to reflect on crisis in Honduras
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged the Honduran "militaries and coup plotters" to think about the situation in the country, after they impeded the landing of the ousted President Manuel Zelaya's plane, local media reported on Monday.

Honduran coup not to last long: Brazilian FM
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Monday that the Honduran interim government, which took over after a coup in late June, would not resist the international political pressure.

U.S. Calls For Peaceful Solution to Honduras Political Crisis
Washington - The U.S. Obama administration on Monday called on "all political and social actors" in Honduras to refrain from violence and to seek a peaceful solution to the current political crisis.

US Double Standard in Honduras
Managua - Nicaraguan Central American Parliament Legislator Jacinto Suarez denounced the US political double standard with Honduras.


06 July 2009 - Day 9
Honduras' Military Seals Airports, Zelaya Lands In Nicaragua
Tegucigalpa -  Thousands of police and soldiers on Sunday sealed the streets leading to Toncontin Airport, in Honduras capital Tegucigalpa, ahead of the arrival of coup-toppled President Manuel Zelaya.

Two Zelaya Supporters Killed in Honduras
Tegucigalpa -  At least two persons died and several others were wounded on Sunday when the Honduras armed forces fired on demonstrators who had come to the Tegucigalpa airport in support of the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya.

Honduras Pulls Out from OAS
Washington - The Organization of American States (OAS) has decided to suspend immediately Honduras from the entity, as a consequence of the military coup d''Etat against Constitutional President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduran Post-Coup Government Says Willing To Negotiate
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim government on Sunday voiced its willingness to have talks with the Organization of American States (OAS) after a June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has put the two sides at odds.

Nicaragua Denies Troops Headed Toward Honduras
Micheletti warned that Honduras would defend itself if neighbouring Nicaraguan troops crossed the border into Honduras. Micheletti said that he doubted that the order was coming from the Nicaraguan presidency, but nonetheless issued the warning of reprisals.


05 July 2009 - Day 8
Zelaya Confirms His Return to Honduras On Sunday
Deposed Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, confirmed that he will be arriving in Honduras on Sunday, accompanied by Latin American leaders and asked Hondurans to greet him at the Tegucugalpa international airport.

OAS Expels Honduras Over Coup
Washington - The Organization of American States (OAS) late Saturday suspended Honduras' membership after the Central American country ignored an OAS ultimatum to reinstate coup ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduras Anti-coup Protests on Day 7
Tegucigalpa - Honduras Popular Resistance Front on Saturday continues to protest the military coup that on Sunday ousted President Manuel Zelaya and drew worldwide condemnation.

US Must Forgo Honduras Coup, Ortega
Managua - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on the White House to hold firm against Honduras coup.


04 July 2009  - Day 7
Honduran Crisis In Deadlock As Post-Coup Government Unwilling To Reinstate Ousted President
Tegucigalpa - The ongoing political crisis in Honduras has reached an impasse as the post-coup government is unwilling to accept the mediation of the Organization of American States (OAS) to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduran Interim Government Announces To Quit OAS
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' interim government announced Friday that the country decided to quit from the Organization of American States (OAS).


03 July 2009   - Day 6
Honduran Crisis In Deadlock As Post-Coup Government Unwilling To Reinstate Ousted President
Tegucigalpa - The ongoing political crisis in Honduras has reached an impasse as the post-coup government is unwilling to accept the mediation of the Organization of American States (OAS) to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduran Interim Government Announces To Quit OAS
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' interim government announced Friday that the country decided to quit from the Organization of American States (OAS).

02 July 2009    - Day 5
Honduran Congress Suspend Civil Rights; Zelaya Vows To Return On Saturday
The Honduran Legislature approved earlier this afternoon a decree that suspends five of the rights of citizens in Honduras: the inviolable right of home, the freedom of association, a person can be held more than 24 hours without a charge and freedom of movement in the country.

Honduras Interim Government Declines To Negotiate With OAS
Teguicigalpa -  Honduras' post-coup government will not negotiate with the OAS and allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office, the interim government said Wednesday.

Interim Honduran president accuses Venezuela of intervening affairs
Tegucigalpa - Interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti Wednesday accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of intervening Honduras' affairs.

Honduras' Zelaya Arrives in Panama Representing Nation
Panama - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, who was forced into exile by a Sunday military coup in his country, arrived in Panama on Wednesday to take part in the swearing in ceremony of Panama's new president, Ricardo Martinelli.

World Bank’s Zoellick Says Aid to Honduras on Hold Amid Crisis
(Bloomberg) -- World Bank President Robert Zoellick said the lender has put on hold aid to Honduras during the Central American country’s political crisis, which he cautioned might turn into a setback for the region.

Ambassadors Recalled from Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Several countries of Latin America and Europe decided to withdraw their ambassadors from Honduras showing opposition to the coup and urging the return of Constitutional President Manuel Zelaya.

Information to Hondurans Blocked
Tegucigalpa - Access for Hondurans to information from the international press media on the coup d''etat in that country has been cut by the de facto government.

01 July  2009  - Day 4
OAS Gives Honduran Coup Leaders 72 Hours To Reinstate Deposed President
Washington - The Organization of American States (OAS) gave the coup leaders in Honduras three days to reinstate deposed president Manuel Zelaya, or the country will face suspension.

Interim Honduran President To Send Delegation For Talks With OAS
Tegucigalpa - The caretaker president of Honduras said Tuesday he would send a delegation to Washington for talks with the Organization of American States (OAS).

Honduras' Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Pro-Zelaya Mayor
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' Supreme Court has issued an order to arrest Rodolfo Padilla Sunsery, mayor of the country's second largest city of San Pedro Sula, while dismissing him from the post, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

Honduras on Strike against Coup
Tegucigalpa - The main trade unions, farmers, youth and social organizations in Honduras are on the second day of a strike against the dictatorial government in the country.

Honduras' ambassadors to UN, OAS sacked, grenade hurled at Supreme Court
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti on Tuesday dismissed the country's ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS).

Honduras' Micheletti Warns Deposed President Zelaya Not To Return
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti said in a Tuesday interview with domestic radio station HRN that deposed president Manuel Zelaya should not return to the country.

Zelaya's Family Not To Be Barred From Leaving Honduras: Attorney General
Tegucigalpa - Honduras' Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubi said Tuesday family members of the deposed President Manuel Zelaya would not be barred from leaving the country.

30 June 2009   - Day 3
Honduran Interim Government Facing Domestic Protests, International Pressure
Tegucigalpa - The interim Honduran government rising from a military coup has been caught in fierce protests at home and mounting international pressure.

•  Honduras' coup "not legal," Obama says
• Central American Parliament  Slams Honduras Coup
• Hondurans Rumble for Zelaya Return
• Fidel Castro's Reflection: A Suicidal Mistake
• Lula Decries Honduras Coup d'etat
• Chavez: Honduran Coupists Will Fail
• ALBA, SICA Withdraw Ambassadors From Honduras
• Brazilian Ambassador Not tTo Return To Honduras
• OAS not to recognize post-coup Honduras leaders

29 June 2009  - Day 2
Army Overthrows Honduras President
Tegucigalpa (Reuters) - The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office.

The EU Condemned The Honduran Coup and Obama Called For Calm
"Any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference," Obama said. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged all parties in Honduras to respect the constitution and the rule of law.

Micheletti: Honduran Army Ready For Any External Threats
Tegucigalpa - Newly-appointed Honduran acting President Roberto Micheletti said on Sunday the country's armed forces are ready to cope with any external threats.

Central American FMs Condemn Military Coup in Honduras
Managua - The foreign ministers of the Central American Integration System (SICA) member nations Sunday "strongly condemned" the military coup in Honduras.
 

28 June 2009  - Day 1
Foreign Tourists In Honduras Head For Home Amid Worries Over Political Situation
Tegucigalpa - A large number of foreign tourists are leaving Honduras due to worries that the upcoming referendum in Honduras may add new elements of uncertainty to the country's political situation, local newspaper El Heraldo reported Saturday.

UN Concerned about Honduras Unrest
United Nations -  UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, voiced his concern over political unrest in Honduras, and urged conflicting parties to restrain over an upcoming constitutional referendum.

Guatemala Organizations Back Honduras
Guatemala - Two Guatemalan organizations came out in support of the Honduran people and President Manuel Zelaya, faced with threats of a coup d''Etat, on Saturday