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Honduran Women in Resistance

October 7, 2009
Honduran Women in Resistance

September, 2009   Betty Vasquez is part of Women in Resistance of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. She is also part of ECOS.SB – Space of Concentration of Social Organizations of Santa Bárbara. She spoke today with HondurasResists to inform us about the current situation in Honduras and the state of the resistance. . How is...
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Military Coup Unleashes a Fierce War Against the People

October 7, 2009
Military Coup Unleashes a Fierce War Against the People

August 2009   Toni Solo, from Tortilla con Sal interviews Salvador Zuniga, of the Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).   What is happening in Honduras?   What is happening is a war against an unarmed people, against a people that is simply insisting on the reinstatement of the President...
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We Hondurans Want Peace

October 7, 2009
We Hondurans Want Peace

The diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, faithful to the mission of announcing the Kingdom of God and of denouncing situations of injustice, asks all Hondurans to take profound efforts to re-establish social peace. We, the great majority of Hondurans, do no want confrontations in the streets, civil wars, or wars with other peoples....
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Honduran Bishop Says Wealthy Elites Behind Coup

October 7, 2009
Honduran Bishop Says Wealthy Elites Behind Coup

By Kevin Clarke  & Paul Jeffrey Catholic News Service (CNS) August 4, 2009   A Catholic bishop in western Honduras said members of the country’s wealthy elite were behind the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. Bishop Luis Santos Villeda of Santa Rosa de Copan also said the country needs a dialogue between the elite...
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Water Contamination from Mining Gets Worse

October 7, 2009
Water Contamination from Mining Gets Worse

By Copae Last year, the Pastoral Commission for Peace and Ecology (COPAE), in the diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala, issued a report showing increased levels of arsenic in the water.around the Marlin mine. The difference between the data of October 2007, March 2008 and February 2009 is enormous. The range difference between what is...
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