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Apr 11, 20145 min read

What does ‘clean energy’ mean for indigenous communities in Mexico’s Isthmus of Te

By Miriam Taylor, Witness for Peace Mexico Team Driving through southern Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the countryside unfolds like a...

Aug 21, 20123 min read

GM Workers Enter 4th Week on Hunger Strike with Growing International Support

By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Dozens of people protested in front of GM’s headquarters in Detroit last week, outraged at the company’s...

Mar 7, 20105 min read

“Don’t Close Your Eyes”: Honduran Journalist César Silva Speaks Out

by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team César Omar Silva Rosales – a journalist, filmmaker and member of the Honduran...

Oct 4, 20093 min read

“They are afraid of us, because we have no fear.”

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Honduras This is the mantra of the resistance movement in San Pedro Sula. After meeting many leaders...

Oct 3, 20091 min read

New Perspective

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Honduras As the demonstrations in Tegucigalpa have continued to diminish, protesters from other parts...

Oct 1, 20093 min read

Fear and Intimidation of Women

by Rachel Anderson Micheletti’s decree last weekend stripping Hondurans of their constitutional rights is rapidly shrinking the massive...

Sep 30, 20093 min read

Police Detentions in Honduras

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Tegucigalpa Agustina Flores Lopez, a 54-year-old teacher and mother, was arrested in the early morning...

Sep 30, 20091 min read

Silencing the Press

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Tegucigalpa Today we visited Radio Globo, one of the radio stations shut down after de facto leader...

Sep 29, 20093 min read

A Struggle for Rights and Livelihood

This morning protestors gathered again at the Universidad Pedgogica to demand the return of democratically-elected President Manuel...

Sep 28, 20092 min read

Honduran Voices Suppressed

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Tegucigalpa Protesting restricted speech under the state of emergency We woke this morning to find one...

Sep 27, 20092 min read

Constitutional Rights Suspended in Honduras

by the Witness for Peace Staff in Tegucigalpa Police enter the blockade surrounding the Brazilian embassy. Last night President Manuel...

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