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Indigenous
Hondurans Demand Asylum In Guatemala Embassy
TEGUCIGALPA - A group of 12 indigenous Lenca
Indians entered Guatemala's embassy in the
Honduran capital Tuesday, demanding
political asylum, news reports said. One of
the protestors, Salvador Zuniga, said that
his people, who are opposed to the ouster of
president Manuel Zelaya, were being
suppressed by the de-facto government of
Roberto Micheletti.
Zuniga is a leader of the Lenca, Honduras'
largest group of indigenous people.
Talks between the two opposing government
factions were to begin Wednesday in
Tegucigalpa under the mediation of foreign
ministers from the Organization of American
States.
Small-scale protests by Zelaya's supporters
followed a decision by interim leader
Micheletti to lift a decree limiting freedom
of movement and freedom of expression.
Zelaya, who remains holed up in the
Brazilian embassy in the capital, expressed
his distrust, and dismissed the lifting of
the decree as a meaningless gesture.
The international community has refused to
recognize the de facto government and has
demanded Zelaya's reinstatement.
Micheletti took power on June 28 and wants
Zelaya to face court charges for violating
the constitution by attempting to force a
referendum on changes to the constitution,
against the opposition of parliament and the
country's supreme court.
The de-facto government refuses Zelaya's
reinstatement ahead of the planned November
29 presidential election.
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