Honduras
Hondurans mobilize in support of Xiomara Castro’s government

The head of state called for the mobilization following an intensified destabilization campaign by the right-wing opposition

How Honduran activist Edwin Espinal won his freedom from JOH’s dictatorship

Honduran activist and former political prisoner Edwin Espinal tells the story of his imprisonment and how he won his freedom

Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns of destabilization attempts against her government

President Xiomara Castro alerted the Honduran people that the conservative sectors that perpetrated the coup d’état against former president Manuel Zelaya in 2009 are now trying to destabilize her government

Xiomara Castro ditches Cold War legacy, Honduras to establish relations with China

Honduras was one of the 13 remaining nations that recognized the Republic of China in Taiwan. The switch marks further reinforcement of the One-China consensus

Seven years without Berta Cáceres, COPINH continues to demand justice

On the seventh anniversary of Berta Cáceres’ assassination, COPINH demanded that the government of President Xiomara Castro dismantle impunity and extractive industries

David Castillo sentenced to 22.5-year jail term for assassination of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres

Members of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, which was founded by Berta Cáceres, have said that true justice will not be delivered until the ‘intellectual authors’ of the crime are prosecuted and sentenced

Xiomara Castro’s government declares Honduras free of open-pit mining

The initiative, which placed the protection of the environment above the interests of the transnational companies, was celebrated by environmentalists and social organizations across the country

Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom

Environmental activists from the Guapinol village in northern Honduras had been arbitrarily detained since 2019 for protesting against a mining project

Long before US extradition request, the streets of Honduras cried, ‘Get out JOH narco-dictator’

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is accused of drug trafficking-related crimes and the US has sought the extradition of its former ally. For the people of the country, his ‘narco-dictatorship’ was a well-known fact

Xiomara Castro to be sworn in amid political turmoil in Honduras

Tensions have been growing ahead of Castro’s swearing in following signs of attempts by conservative sections to undermine her proposals for transformation

Rebuilding healthcare system is top priority for incoming government in Honduras

Carmen Madrid of the People’s Health Movement in Honduras talks about how the healthcare system was wrecked by the 12-year rule of the National Party and how it can be revived

Bertha Zúniga Cáceres on next steps in recovering democracy in Honduras after historic left victory

Following Xiomara Castro’s victory in the Honduran elections, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, Coordinator, COPINH, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about what this means for people’s movements in the country