RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre, left) commemorated Tuesday the 12th anniversary of the June 28, 2009 coup d’état to the then president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, with a protest against the Employment and Development Zones (Zede) promoted by the ruling party.
On a boulevard in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, dozens of supporters of the Libre party gathered to express their rejection of the Zede and their support for Xiomara Castro, Zelaya’s wife and presidential candidate of that party.
Hondurans march against Employment Zones on anniversary of the coup d’état
“Today we started the social mobilization in Tegucigalpa, soon there will be a nationwide mobilization” against the Zede, said to journalists Rafael Alegría, former deputy of Libre, first opposition force in the Honduran Parliament.
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Honduran authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
Félix Vásquez, a longtime environmental activist from the Lenca indigenous group, was shot by masked men in front of relatives on Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla.
On Sunday, Jose Adán Medina was found shot to death in a remote location in the community of El Volcan, also in western Honduras. Medina was a member of the Tolupan indigenous group.
Vásquez, who was seeking the nomination of the opposition Libre party to run for congress, had fought hydroelectric projects and land abuses for years. National elections are scheduled for March.
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Honduras Investigates Murders Of Two Indigenous Leaders
Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
Félix Vásquez, a longtime environmental activist from the Lenca indigenous group, was shot by masked men in front of relatives Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla.
On Sunday, Jose Adán Medina was found shot to death in a remote location in the community of El Volcan, also in western Honduras. Medina was a member of the Tolupan Indigenous group.
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Honduras investigates murders of 2 Indigenous leaders
Honduran authorities are investigating the murders of two Indigenous activists killed in separate incidents over the weekend
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December 30, 2020, 9:01 PM
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
Félix Vásquez, a longtime environmental activist from the Lenca indigenous group, was shot by masked men in front of relatives Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla.