Anti-Coup Marchers Merge on the Capital of Honduras

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http://narconews.com/Issue59/article3761.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Honduras: Curfew imposed as protesters converge on capital

Honduras: Curfew imposed as protesters converge on capital
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 07:11 AM


Honduras’ interim government reinstated a nighttime curfew for the capital after thousands of anti-coup protesters marched into Tegucigalpa to demand the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

The government said it reinstated the curfew after protesters burned a bus and an outlet of an American fast food chain.

Information Minister Rene Zepeda said the curfew would be in effect from 10pm to 5am, and would apply only to the capital.

Attempts to resolve the dispute over the June 28 coup that ousted Mr Zelaya also suffered a setback when Nobel Peace laureate and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias – who has acted a mediator in talks between the two sides - announced that he has swine flu.

The protesters arrived in Tegucigalpa yesterday after staging weeklong walks across Honduras, producing one of the largest demonstrations in support of Mr Zelaya since he was ousted.

Mr Zelaya’s wife, Xiomara Castro, welcomed a long column of about 10,000 protesters carrying Honduran flags and signs denouncing interim President Roberto Micheletti.

“It’s been 45 days of resistance and the people are still on the streets,” Ms Castro told the crowd. “This has transcended the history of our country.”

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2. By Emile Schepers

1. MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEGUCIGALPA AND SAN PEDRO SULA, NEW CURFEW. Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the end of the coup government and the restoration of the ousted president Manuel “Mel” Zelaya poured into Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ two largest cities, today. I have not seen any semi-final estimate of numbers but the photos I have seen indicate that they were very large, at least tens of thousands if not more. They are planning to stay in a protest mode for the rest of the week, some basing themselves in the campus of the National Autonomous University in Tegucigalpa. Police used various means to block the marches including tear gas, and at least one person was wounded by gunfire, in the leg. Near the end there were incidents when some people set fire to a Popeye’s Fried Chicken franchise and also a city bus. March organizers accuse the perpetrators of being provocateurs, and the press note that when the fried chicken place was becoming “refrito”, the police stood by and did nothing. The Micheletti coup government has imposed a new state of siege in response to the demonstrations. Strikes are going on by teachers, nurses and health care workers, taxi drivers, airport workers and other groups, and a general strike has been declared by the country’s three main labor federations.

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3. August 12, 2009 From Honduras Oye

►►August 12, 2009 (as of 4:30 PM EDT)♦According to Frente Nacional the march is demonstrating in front of the Honduran Congress and are the target of tear gas and guns by the police and the army.♦In addition, the police and the army are surrounding central Tegucigalpa where most of the demonstrators are congregated.◄
◄►►August 12, 2009 (as of 10:30Am EDT) Honduras Resiste y Vence reports that Radio Maiz is reporting that a police operative went to San Angel pursuing youth leaders from the Universidad Pedagogica de Tegu. According to witnesses, two youth leaders have been taken away, but their names are not on the detained list at the police station.◄
◄►►August 12, 2009 (as of of 9:4 AM EDT following info took place between last night and this morning) Last night, the golpistas instituted a curfew from 10 PM to 5 AM this morning.♦ Protesters in Tegucigalpa holed up at the Universidad Pedagogica are being harassed by paramilitaries who are throwing tear gas canisters. The police and army are surrounding the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional de Tegu wih sharpshooters and persons with hoods over their heads.♦The golpista army is throwing tear gas canisters at the companeros as they encounter them housed el el STIBYS en

http://hondurasoye.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/la-marcha-la-lucha-y-la-resistencia-continuan-pics/