Repression Continues in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, July 1, (RHC).- The military troops currently in power in Honduras are trying to create the conditions to justify increasing their repression against the people, although the resistance movement is keeping their protests peaceful. Reports from Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, and other cities throughout the Central American country reveal that police and army troops continue to repress demonstrations against the coup.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, several grenades exploded in front of the Honduran Supreme Court of Justice in Tegucigalpa and a local radio station that supports the coup attempted to pin the blame on activists from the social movements. Rafael Alegría, coordinador of the Vía Campesina movement, told reporters that the protesters do not have guns, bombs or grenades -- pointing out that it is the military that has these weapons and are using them against the demonstrators.

Alegría also reported that workers in the northern city of San Pedro Sula were forced by their bosses to take part in a pro-coup demonstration on Tuesday.