US judge sentences ex-president of Honduras to 45 years in prison
Former US ally Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison. A Manhattan court convicted him for the crime of exporting more than 400 tons of cocaine to the United States and possession of “destructive devices”
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
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
Another migrant caravan leaves from Honduras towards the US border
Social and economic conditions in the country continue to worsen while the institutional crisis also deepens following the drug trafficking conviction of the president’s brother in a US court
“Where is the money,” Hondurans ask government as health care system collapses
Recent revelations regarding massive corruption are the latest indicator of the rotten state of the health system on Honduras. Meanwhile, the forced disappearance of 4 Garifuna leaders has caused outrage with social movements launching protests
Remembering the Heroism of Activist Berta Cáceres Four Years After Her Assassination: an Interview With Her Daughter
COPINH has been engaged in a tireless struggle to end the impunity enjoyed by the elites in Honduras responsible for this crime and others
Hondurans demand resignation of president following brother’s drug trafficking conviction
The younger brother of Juan Orlando Hernández, Tony Hernández, was declared guilty of trafficking 200,000 kilograms of cocaine and heavy weapons into the US
Ep 60: Chileans resist tyranny, Hondurans say Fuera JOH and more
We also look at the people’s rebellion in Honduras against the government of Juan Orlando Hernandez, and the strike by workers of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Honduran President accused of taking bribes from drug traffickers
During the trial of Tony Hernández, a US prosecutor alleged that his brother, President Juan Orlando Hernández received 1.5 million in bribes
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 44
In this episode of Around the World in 8 Minutes we bring you stories on the elections in Argentina and protests in Honduras and Kashmir
Hondurans intensify protests demanding JOH’s resignation after report links him to drug trafficking
Massive protests erupted after Univision released a report alleging that president Juan Orlando Hernández’s 2013 election campaign received $1.5 million from drug trafficking proceeds
- Labor fights back against attacks on federal workers
- Pro-Palestinian activist Ismail Al-Ghazawi freed in Morocco
- Actions planned across the US in opposition to immigration raids
- Hezbollah to hold Nasrallah and Safieddine’s funeral on February 23
- WHO Executive Board to discuss substandard medical products: what is it all about?
