Tag: Honduras
The Role the US Played in Reversing Latin America’s ‘Pink Tide’
A mere ten years ago almost all countries in South and Central America had left or center-left governments in office. Now only a handful remain. How did this happen? We speak to CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot…
Honduran Migrant Caravan 4000 Strong Marching To US Border, Trump Apoplectic
Thousands of self-organized Hondurans fleeing violence and poverty are marching to US/Mexico border. Trump threatens to stop money for Honduras and send troops to border. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Trump Threatens to Shoot Migrants Fleeing US-Fueled Violence and Instability
While Donald Trump deploys troops to the Mexico border and orders them to shoot immigrants who throw rocks, many people in this migrant caravan in fact already fled US government-fueled violence in Central America. Eduardo…
Tijuana Moves Central American Migrants to New Shelter
Torrential rain and unsanitary conditions have forced Central American migrants camped at a partly flooded sports complex to move to a new shelter. Though the old shelter was within sight of the US border, the…
Conflict on US-Mexico Border Intensifies, With No Clear Resolution Ahead
Thousands of asylum seekers are camped out in Tijuana, Mexico, near US border, as thousands more are making their way north, caught between the closed US border and US policies that forced them to flee…
3rd Anniversary of Berta Cáceres Murder in Honduras: Downward Spiral and Hope
The murder trial of environmental and indigenous activist Berta Cáceres leaves many issues unresolved. Meanwhile, the human rights situation in Honduras has been getting worse, even as Berta continues to inspire activists with her example…
Trump’s “Coalition of the Willing” Against Venezuela Has Legitimacy Issues of Their Own
Many right-wing South American governments that are supporting Trump’s effort to oust Venezuela’s President Maduro have their own legitimacy issues, such as Brazil and Honduras. Others are deeply dependent on the US, such as Argentina…
Cut Military Aid, Not Humanitarian Aid, to Reduce Refugee Numbers
Trump’s announcement to cut humanitarian aid to Central America will not have much effect. It’s the military aid that reinforces brutality in Guatemala and Honduras, says Prof. Adrienne Pine Subscribe to our page and support…
Human Rights Lawyer Condemns Canada’s Support For Honduras’s Repressive Regime (2/2)
Prisilla Alvarado, a lawyer acting for imprisoned human rights defender Edwin Espinal, condemns Canadian support for the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Honduran Security Forces Tear-Gas International Human Rights Delegation
Human rights experts from Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. were forced to flee a protest against the radically neoliberal policies of Juan Orlando Hernandez. Dimitri Lascaris reports from Honduras Subscribe to our page and…
Honduras: An Unholy Trinity of Oligarchy, Repression and Extractivism
In the Aguan River valley, land defenders struggle to protect their water from a mining project controlled by the wealthy Facussé family. Dimitri Lascari reports from Honduras Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Honduras Erupts on Eve of 10th Anniversary of Coup
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has sent the military into the streets to repress protests. At least 3 have been killed recently. Professor Adrienne Pine talks about how these events relate to the 2009 coup…
Honduras Now Ruled By A “Criminal Gang” – With Western Government Support
Honduran Congressman Ramón Soto Bonilla says it is now more dangerous in Honduras to be a land defender than a narco-trafficker Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
How Can We Support Migrants at the Border and in Our Communities?
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threaten immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (6/10) Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Baltimore Says No to Trump’s ICE Raids
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threatens immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (5/10) immigration, deportations, trump, raids, ICE, baltimore, maryland, USA, refugees, asylum seekers, children, cages, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, know your…
‘Frecia’s Story Is Very Common in Baltimore’
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threaten immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (3/10) immigration, deportations, trump, raids, ICE, baltimore, maryland, USA, refugees, asylum seekers, children, cages, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, know your…
Migrants Are Escaping Conditions the US Helped Create
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threaten immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (4/10) immigration, deportations, trump, raids, ICE, baltimore, maryland, USA, refugees, asylum seekers, children, cages, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, know your…
After Finding Refuge in the US, Asylum Seekers Now Fear Deportation
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threaten immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (2/10) immigration, deportations, trump, raids, ICE, baltimore, maryland, USA, refugees, asylum seekers, children, cages, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, know your…
‘I Was One of Them’: Asylum Seeker Reflects on Her Journey to the US
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threatens immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (1/10) Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Central American Caravan for the Disappeared Seeks to Reunite Families
A caravan of Hondurans, Guatemalans, and Nicaraguans heads north towards Mexico looking for lost and disappeared loved ones. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
The Year in Latin America: The Right Continues to Advance, but so do Popular Movements
2019 presented a complicated and mixed legacy for Latin America. Right-wing governments continued to make electoral in-roads, but popular uprisings against neoliberalism also left their mark on the region, says TRNN’s Greg Wilpert. Director: Taylor…
Exclusive Interview: Ex-President Manuel Zelaya – The Crisis in Honduras
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup d’état in 2009, talks to Laura Carlsen about the origins and consequences of the crisis in His country. Subscribe to our page and support…
Justice for Kevin Torres, father and soccer coach killed by security guard
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Justice for Kevin march will be taking place at 6:30pm EST on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 4020 E. Lombard Street in Baltimore, Maryland, not on Thursday, Dec. 8. Kevin Torres was beloved…
