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Central American bank freezes Honduras loans » Central America's development bank says it is freezing credits to Honduras following the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.Local media say the decision could affect infrastructure projects like planned highways in the impoverished Central American nation.The Central American Bank for Economic Integration said in a statement Wednesday that the freeze is provisional, while the banks' governors weigh whether to suspend financing.The bank has provided about $971 million in financing f...
Moldova protesters ask for new elections - Brussels demo » A group of about 40 Moldova protesters gathered on Schuman Square, in the heart of the EU district in Brussels, at midday on Wednesday to call for new and fair elections in their country and for more press freedom. Meanwhile in the Moldova capital Chisinau, thousands of people were again challenging the communists' 50% victory in last Sunday's elections.
Justice in Uruguay comes full circle » After years of protecting human rights abusers from prosecution, Uruguay is finally confronting its brutal pastWhen Uruguay goes to the polls tomorrow to choose a new president, this tiny South American country will teach itself, and the world, an important lesson: that burdens of injustice cannot be hidden for long. Or, to the more pragmatic, it will show that it is easier to deliver justice for past atrocities when the culprits are closer to the cemetery than they are to the courts.Uruguay may...
US 'disappointed' by Honduras mission failure » WASHINGTON — The US voiced disappointment Thursday at the failure of a seven-nation mission to persuade coup leaders in Honduras to accept a settlement and renewed its support for ousted president Manuel Zelaya."We are disappointed by this inability to move forward," the State Department said in a statement to AFP."The United States supports the peaceful restoration of democratic and constitutional order in Honduras with President Zelaya?s return as president to finish his term," it said.
Military Coup in Honduras » Tegucigalpa, Honduras - On June 28, 2009, graduates of the School of the Americas overthrew the democratically-elected government of Honduras. In a well-planned operation, 200 masked soldiers under the command of General Romeo Vásquez Velásquez stormed the presidential palace in the middle of the night. The soldiers grabbed President Zelaya from his bed, forced him onto an airplane and flew him into exile. The state television was taken off the air. Electricity to the capital, Tegucigalpa, was...
Gabon opposition to boycott presidential vote recount » Gabon's opposition said on Tuesday it would boycott a vote recount from last month's presidential election won by longtime leader Omar Bongo Ondimba's son after negotiations over it broke down. The Constitutional Court's recount, scheduled to occur on Tuesday, was postponed to Wednesday after talks with the opposition caused a delay.Opposition candidates had argued that each should be able to send both a court bailiff and another representative to witness the recount, while the court said only...
“Integrate This!” » From August 20-21, 2007, Stephen Harper welcomed his American idol George W. Bush and Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon to Montebello, Quebec to review the progress of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). The SPP – which is being implemented without any public or parliamentary scrutiny – is about eliminating Canada’s ability to set its own independent regulatory standards, environmental protection measures, energy security, foreign, military, immigration and a frighteningly wide r...
Police ring-fence summit area » Canadian police and troops have ring-fenced an area of Quebec city to try to prevent disruption like that caused by anti-globalisation protesters at the Seattle summit About 6,700 police officers and 1,200 troops were deployed in advance of the summit, at which 34 hemispheric leaders are expected. The area where the conference will take place has been encircled by a three-meter (10-foot) high, 3.8-kilometer (2.4-mile) wire fence that protesters have compared to the Berlin Wall. "They can prote...
Nenasilni borac » Jedan od osnivača „Otpora” i tvorac slogana „Gotov je” i „Vreme je”, Srđa Popović, nedavno je dobio dva priznanja. Zbog konsultantskih usluga koje je pružao sadašnjem predsedniku Maldiva Mohamedu Našidu, Popović je na korišćenje dobio, ni manje ni više, nego – rajsko ostrvo. Osim parčeta maldivske teritorije u jednom od mondenskih turističkih centara, tridesetosmogodišnji Beograđanin, sa svedočanstvom Pete beogradske i diplomom Biološkog fakulteta u Beogradu, našao se u ekipi s Barakom Ob...
Letter from Lhasa regarding March, 2008 (May 2008) »   The following letter was written by a resident of Lhasa, who wishes to remain anonymous. It gives a personal account of the current situation and the tense atmosphere in the city: Yesterday it was quite hot outside and the soldiers guarding one of the petrol stations had a big umbrella to protect them from the intense sunlight. Today it’s the opposite: cold, cloudy and even light snowfall as storm-fronts ...