In December, when world leaders meet in Copenhagen for crucial climate change talks, they will be discussing an issue on which the future of my country – and of humanity – depends. The mountainous landscape of Honduras makes us extremely vulnerable to extremes of climate. We only have two seasons, the rainy season and the dry [...]
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October 5, 2009
Letters from Honduras (27/09/09)
Brothers and sisters, I am writing to you with the latest goings on here in Honduras. This afternoon the government has decreed the suspension of people’s basic rights. The police can arrest anyone who looks like they might be part of the Resistance movement, they can imprison anyone without further legal measures – these have [...]
October 5, 2009
Letters from Honduras (25/09/09 night)
Things are still very tense in Honduras. Today’s demonstration was violently repressed in the central park, though thanks to God there were no deaths. President Zelaya is still inside the Brazilian embassy together with more than 100 people. Radio Globo’s connection to the internet was broken for a few hours, it is thought by the [...]
October 5, 2009
Letters from Honduras (25/09/09)
I am very sad to report this morning that news has come out that the police have spread nerve gases in the Brazilian embassy. There is lots of confusion. The president continues to report possible new attacks with nerve gas but this, as would be expected, has been denied by the police. President Zelaya [...]
October 5, 2009
Letters from Honduras (23/09/09 night)
Things in Honduras are complicated, tonight the curfew continues until six in the morning tomorrow, the 24th September. The population are demonstrating throughout the country, especially in the capital, breaking the curfew. This afternoon there was a demonstration with thousands of people, thank God there were no violent incidents to report. The UN and the [...]
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