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August 2015 Honduras Coup Update
Cases of persecution in August 2015
Attacks against the fire torch movement; one youth killed, protests violently repressed, and a doctor and politician receives death threat for supporting the marches.
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Cases of political persecution in July 2015
Repression against hunger strikers
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May 2015 Honduras Coup update:
Massive month with the uncovering of the plundering of over US$330 million from the Social Security Department IHSS re-channelled towards funding National Party election campaigns of 2013, many accounts of assassination, attempts, threats, contempt for all life, criminalising struggle and of the speaking about of those with power committing abuses
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March 2015 Honduras coup update
The return of death squads terrorising and killing high school students protesting.
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February 2015 Honduras coup update
Political persecution in February 2015
Police kidnapping in the context of a struggle against hydroelectricity dam
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Honduras Coup update January 2015
Starting yet another year with killing, shootings, a disappearance, threats and judicial processes against those who protest, with ever deepening militarisation using military police, and ever graver privatisation, using model cities amongst other laws.
Political Persecution in January 2015
Environmental, land, and community rights activist killed
November 2014 Honduras coup update
A long-threatened organised farmer is now added to the list of over 130 organised farmers assassinated since the coup, as is the 14 year old daughter of Globo Radio/TV journalist in the context of having a long list of journalists assassinated since the coup, UNAH uni students are told that protesting on campus is now illegal, and 2000 electricity workers are fired by the Honduran state as they take the street.
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October 2014 – Honduras Coup Update
Political Persecution summary from October 2014
Rio Blanco dam resistance – youth disappeared and killed
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AUGUST 2014, Honduras coup update:
Political persecution from this August 2014...
Woman resistance leader and organiser of farmers sector killed
May 2014 Honduras coup update
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Summary of political killings from May 2014
Rigoberto López Hernández, community defender against mining company, was assassinated on 3/5/14
William Jacobo Rodríguez, community defender against hydroelectricity dam company, was assassinated on 24/5/14
Irene Meza, resistance activist and autonomous council activist and spouse of councillor in Opalaca, was assassinated on 25/5/14
