Posted by sau on June 30, 2009, 22:59:48
June 30, 2009
Riot police attack protesters in Honduras, army cuts media...
See earlier threads here, here, and here.
Why is seemingly no one as interested in the police attacks against protesters in Honduras as they were with the police attacks on protesters in Iran? In addition to violence, the new president has set a curfew for his people. Here is the latest:
"Protesters demanding the return of their ousted president clashed with police and army troops here Monday, as the day-old provisional government found itself severely isolated with world leaders from President Barack Obama to Venezuela's Hugo Chávez condemning Sunday's coup."
As with all coups, the military stepped in quickly to shut down the press:
"Honduras has shut down television and radio stations since an army coup over the weekend, in a media blackout than has drawn condemnation from an international press freedom group.
Shortly after the Honduran military seized President Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica on Sunday, soldiers stormed a popular radio station and shut international television networks CNN en Espanol and Venezuelan-based Telesur, which is sponsored by leftist governments in South America.
A pro-government channel also was shut down.
The few local television and radio stations still operating played tropical music, ran soap operas and aired cooking shows on Monday.
They made little reference to the demonstrations or international condemnation of the coup even as hundreds of protesters rallied at the presidential palace in the capital to demand Zelaya's return and an end to the blackout."
By the way, has anyone been able to locate the actual Supreme Court order that gave the military power to remove Zelaya? Can you please post a link if you have it, because I am unable to find this document, despite claims that it exists.
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