Honduras Coup - Day 361 - Jun 23, 2010

• Honduras on the March
  By Chris Thomas - indypendent.org : June 23, 2010
  On June 28 of last year, soldiers burst into the Honduran presidential palace in the middle of the night, put Manuel Zelaya, the country's leftleaning, democratically elected president, on an airplane and exiled him to Costa Rica. Cesar Silva, a reporter for state-run Channel 8 television, tried to go on the air to denounce the coup, but was censored. Instead, he took to the streets with his car and a loudspeaker to broadcast news of the overthrow, which was orchestrated by Honduras' traditional oligarchy.
  
  
• The Honduran Business Elite One Year After the Coup
  By Dawn Paley - nacla.org : June 23, 2010
  The first anniversary of the June 28, 2009 military coup in Honduras might just slide under the international radar, timed as it is right after the Honduran national team kicks off at the World Cup.
  
  
• June 28th protest in Los Angeles
  By quotha.net : June 22, 2010
  Next Monday June 28th will mark a year since the ruling class of Honduras in conjunction with the Honduran Army and U.S. Imperialism overthrew the legitimate and democratically elected government of President Manuel Zelaya via a military coup d'etat. Once established, the coup plotters suspended all democratic, constitutional and civil liberties; a campaign of persecution against activist and popular leaders was unleashed. Community activist, students, resistance leaders and transgender activists or anyone who stood up against the fascistic coup plotters have been are being systematically tortured and executed.
  
  

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