Honduras Finds Itself on the Edge of a Social Explosion Once Again
Honduras Finds Itself on the Edge of a Social Explosion Once Again
By Giorgio Trucchi
May 19, 2014 | 12:26 pm
Violence erupted in Honduras last week as military police removed ex-president Manuel Zelaya Rosales along with hundreds of protesters from congress chambers in Tegucigalpa.
On May 13, hundreds of police and military attacked protesters with teargas, pepper spray, and clubs after Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) politicians reportedly let leftists activists enter the building.
LIBRE emerged from the popular resistance movement against the coup that ousted Zelaya in 2009. Zelaya’s party had been protesting the lack of representation on the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the violence that has gripped the country.
The clashes come less than four months after Juan Orlando Hernández became Honduras’ president.
During the clashes, Zelaya, accompanied by his wife, ex–presidential candidate Xiomara Castro, the legislators from LIBRE and hundreds of protesters — fled toward the legislative chamber.
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