Honduras Archives

December 20, 2017South America

Hernandez Declared Honduran President-Elect in Scandal-Plagued Election

NOVANEWS Opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has accused the government of committing a major fraud and “whitewashing” of a corrupt electoral process. by teleSUR The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Honduras or TSE has officially declared that lawyer and […]

December 8, 2017South America

Ousted Honduran President Zelaya Says 2009 US-Backed Coup Led to Election Crisis

NOVANEWS By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! In an exclusive interview, former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a 2009 US-backed coup, says US actions led to the current political crisis in Honduras. The government continues […]

March 16, 2017South America, USA

Beverly Bell on Berta Cáceres: “There Will Not Be Change as Long as the US Sends Military Aid to Honduras”

NOVANEWS By Janine Jackson, FAIR Janine Jackson: March 2 marks a year since the killing of Honduran indigenous rights and environmental activist Berta Cáceres. The private and state actors believed responsible for her murder never […]

January 17, 2017South America

Ex-Honduran Soldier Linked to Berta Caceres Murder Arrested

NOVANEWS Environmental and Indigenous rights leader Berta Caceres, who was shot dead last year in her home in Honduras, is pictured in a handout from the Goldman Environmental Prize, an award she won in 2015. […]