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Merlin Aguigure, encarcelada por tener pintura, por la policia Hondureno, entrevista por Julie Webb.

(Merlin Aguigure spent days in prison under dangerous conditions when police found a can of spray paint in her car. She was charged with 'malicious damge').

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(Testimony of sister in law of civilian fatally wounded by Colonel, Tegucigalpa, November 28)

Testimonio de Ana Alvira, cunada del herido Angel Salgado Hernandez en el hospital en Tegucigalpa.

9Mb. 128 kbps 9 minutes 45 seconds

Julie Webb on the phone to community radio from Tegucigalpa where she is covering the lead up to the illegal 'elections' in Honduras on November 29. Tegucigalpa is living in a state of terror as human rights violations by the military mount almost hourly. Julie speaks from the hospital where the latest victim of a trigger-happy Colonel is in a critical condition and not expected to live.

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(Image: Workers' offices shot up by government military shortly before 'elections' of November 29. Photo by Ricardo Salgado)

Questions about the candidates, and why one candidate, who was a supporter of the Resistance Front made the difficult decision to stand anyway, instead of joining the boycott. (The official policy of the Resistance Front was to deny the legitimacy of the elections).

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(Image  - offices of worker organisation shot up by military on day of the elections. Photo; Ricardo Salgado)

Rights Action delegation ask a spokesperson what direction the Popular Front is likely to take after 'election' day.

9.26  128kbps. stereo 10 minutes 7 seconds

Resistance representatives answer questions about the candidates who are left willing to run for election in the boycotted elections in Honduras, which are of dubious legitimacy, to a visiting delegation of human rights observers. Several hundred mayors and Congresspersons have withdrawn from the elections in protest, asserting that the coup regime is simply staging the elections to claim false legitimacy and recognition.

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Veteran journalist of Radio Globo Honduras describes the coup regime's systematic repression of the media. Radio Globo has been closed down a number of times since the coup regime took power. He describes the regime's tactics, and the tactics of the Resistance to defend and maintain an independent media.

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Luis Aguilar fields questions from a visiting human rights delegation organised by Rights Action about the mechanisms that may be available for constitutional change in Honduras  - the very issue that triggered the coup against President Zelaya. Recorded by Julie Webb of Scoop online publication.

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Luis Aguilar fields questions about the influences and interventions behind the coup in Honduras and the regional implications.

(Note: interruptions in the presentation were momentary, for recording purposes)

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Luis Aguilar, of the Resistance group 'Los Necios' talks to a delegation about the main actors in the coup regime, and the influences at work behind the facade.

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Bertha Caceres human rights activist in Tegucigalpa, talks at a forum on the Honduran people's desire for a Constituent Assembly for Constitutional change  -  the very issue that triggered the coup four months ago. Elections promoted by the coup regime are due in a few days, and most of the people intend to boycott them, along with most of the international community.

The forum was recorded by Julie Webb (of Scoop magazine) and translated by Graeme Russel, Human Rights lawyer and coordinator of Rights Action, which has organised delegations to Honduras.

Interview 3.

Osman  Lopez

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Julie Webb in Tegucigalpa interviewing participants in protests against the coup regime  - protests that have been continuing now for close to four months. With staged elections boycotted by the protesting Honduran people, tensions are mounting. Julie asks why. The answer? Maria's parents were victims of a similar 'coup d'etat' in Bolivia, against the current President, Evo Morales.

Julie Webb esta en Tegucigalpa, capital de Honduras donde hay protestas por cientos de milles de Hondurenos en contra del regimen golpista. El pueblo quieren boicotear las elecciones por su illegitimidad, y la represion y indicios de fraude en Noviembre 29. Julie pregunta - el como, y el porque de Osman Lopez,de su presencia en las manifestaciones en contra de los golpistas.

Interview 3.

Maria Lopez

4Mb 96kbps stereo 4 minutes 55 seconds

Julie Webb in Tegucigalpa interviewing participants in protests against the coup regime  - protests that have been continuing now for close to four months. With staged elections boycotted by the protesting Honduran people, tensions are mounting. Julie asks why. The answer? Maria's parents were victims of a similar 'coup d'etat' in Bolivia, against the current President, Evo Morales.

Julie Webb esta en Tegucigalpa, capital de Honduras donde hay protestas por cientos de milles de Hondurenos en contra del regimen golpista. El pueblo quieren boicotear las elecciones por su illegitimidad, y la represion y indicios de fraude en Noviembre 29. Julie pregunta - el como, y el porque de Maria Lopez, cuyos padres fueron victimas de un intentado golpe de estado contra Evo Morales, en Bolivia.

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Second Interview: Sara Simone Lara

Julie Webb in Tegucigalpa interviewing participants in protests against the coup regime  - protests that have been continuing now for close to four months. With staged elections boycotted by the protesting Honduran people, tensions are mounting. Julie asks why.

Julie Webb esta en Tegucigalpa, capital de Honduras donde hay protestas por cientos de milles de Hondurenos en contra del regimen golpista. El pueblo quieren boicotear las elecciones por su illegitimidad, y la represion y indicios de fraude en Noviembre 29.

Entrevista 2. Sara Simone Lara

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Spanish language. Dr. Diaz.

Julie Webb in Tegucigalpa interviewing participants in protests against the coup regime  - protests that have been continuing now for close to four months. With staged elections boycotted by the protesting Honduran people, tensions are mounting. Julie asks why.

Julie Webb esta en Tegucigalpa, capital de Honduras donde hay protestas por cientos de milles de Hondurenos en contra del regimen golpista. El pueblo quieren boicotear las elecciones por su illegitimidad, y la represion y indicios de fraude en Noviembre 29.

El primero de los entrevistados  - Dr. Gerardo Diaz, contesta; como y porque esta en protesta contra el regimen y las elecciones falsas y fraudulentes.

(Spanish Language). A series of recordings of the proceedings, and interviews with participants of a Meso-American Forum, some sessions of which were held in Nicaragua. Reported and recorded by Julie Webb of Scoop  magazine who is currently in Honduras covering the farcical elections, and who will be reporting to community radio.

(Part 3  - draft reading of full declaration)

(Grabaciones de los sucesos y participantes en el Foro MesoAmericano en los reuniones en Nicaragua. Reportajes por Julie Webb de la revista Scoop. Julie esta, en este momento en Honduras, haciendo reportajes y entrevistas sobre las elecciones falsas, de noviembre 29, promovidos por el regimen golpista).


Part 3 Foro MesoAmericano
Lectura Borrador (Draft Reading)

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(Spanish Language). A series of recordings of the proceedings, and interviews with participants of a Meso-American Forum, some sessions of which were held in Nicaragua. Reported and recorded by Julie Webb of Scoop  magazine who is currently in Honduras covering the farcical elections, and who will be reporting to community radio.

(Grabaciones de los sucesos y participantes en el Foro MesoAmericano en los reuniones en Nicaragua. Reportajes por Julie Webb de la revista Scoop. Julie esta, en este momento en Honduras, haciendo reportajes y entrevistas sobre las elecciones falsas, de noviembre 29, promovidos por el regimen golpista).

Part 2 Foro MesoAmericano
Declaracion Frontera (Frontier Declaration)
2Mb. 96kbps stereo 3minutes

(Spanish Language). A series of recordings of the proceedings, and interviews with participants of a Meso-American Forum, some sessions of which were held in Nicaragua. Reported and recorded by Julie Webb of Scoop  magazine who is currently in Honduras covering the farcical elections, and who will be reporting to community radio.

(Grabaciones de los sucesos y participantes en el Foro MesoAmericano en los reuniones en Nicaragua. Reportajes por Julie Webb de la revista Scoop. Julie esta, en este momento en Honduras, haciendo reportajes y entrevistas sobre las elecciones falsas, de noviembre 29, promovidos por el regimen golpista).

Part 1 Foro MesoAmericano

Bertha Caceres. Activista en los Derechos Humanos en Honduras

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5.6Mb 128kbps  6 minutes 7 seconds.

Graham Russel of Rights Action talks to community radio about the latest outbreaks of violence in Guatemala  - no it isn't guerilla or terrorist acts - they have been commited by the 'security' guards paid by a Canadian mining company, that has been in cahoots with a corrupt Guatemalan military establishment that goes back to the 1960s.

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Jose Teixero, Fretilin Parliamentarian comments on the budget debate in the Timorese Parliament, that does not seem to be fulfilling the needs of the majority of the Timorese people.

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Jose Texeiro, Fretilin Parliamentarian questions the need for armed gunmen inside the Parliament of Timor Leste.

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Alexis, spokesperson for CISPES  (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) talks about the activities of the Pacific Rim Mining Company in El Salvador, currently sueing the government for closing down its operations after the deaths and disappearances of anti-mining activists.

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En el editorial del Tasmanian Times , James Dryburgh hizo este entrevista con David Rodriguez. David esta visitando Australia como un Diputado de la Asamblea de El Salvador, y representante del FMLN. James pregunta  - como es, ser politico despues de tantos anos como guerillero? Pueden las experiencias de vivir como guerillero informarel comportamiento politico?

Editor at large of the Tasmanian Times James Dryburgh interviewed visiting Salvadoran Parliamentarian David Rodriguez. James has some interesting questions for David, especially how his experience as a guerilla fighter informs his role as a politician. Something our more comfortable Australian pollies might think about.

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Rafael Alegria, un dirigente de La Frente de la Resistencia de Honduras da conirmacion que el regimen golpista esta planificando una fuerte represion contra el pueblo que va boicotear las elecciones de Noviembre 29 - hasta pasar los nombres de unos 1500 personas para ser asesinados. El pueblo tambien se esta preparando.

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Santiago Reyes, representante de la Frente de Resistencia Hondurena en Australia communica las noticias perturbador de una represion massiva contra el pueblo Hondureno pro parte del regimen golpista para empujar las elecciones illegitimas de Noviembre 29.

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Socrates Coello de la CUTH explica las preparaciones del pueblo. La Frente de la Resistencia esta boicoteando las elecciones de noviembre 29 por ser illegal, fraudelent, y bajo las condiciones represivas del regiment golpista.

(Socrates Coello of the Central Workers' Union of Honduras talks about the preparations the people are making to boycott the November 29 elections that are universally regarded as being illegitimate, undemocratic, and under repressive conditions set by the criminal coup regime).

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Andres Conteris, journalist for Democracy Now has been inside the  Brazilian Embassy with President Zelaya since day one. A month and a half later the one hundred or so inside the Embassy is down to 30. Nevertheless, the commitment to resist the coup regime honestly and calmly is as strong as ever. President Zelaya is counting on the international community not to recognise the illegal, and heavily compromised 'elections' of November 29 to bring some kind of social equity and natural justice to the Honduran people.

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Karen Spring with Rights Action talks with community radio about the response of the people to efforts by the coup regime of Honduras, and the US to legitimise the elections of November 29. The Resistance Front claims that conditions for a free and fair election do not exist, and that hold the elections before President Zelaya is reinstated is in contradiction of the spirit agreement signed on October 30. The US appears to be in compliance with the position of the regime.

Toni Solo reflects on the shocking retraction of the US' professed commitment to recognise the November 29 elections in Honduras if President Zelaya is reinstated. De facto president Micheletti signed an agreement brokered by the US to reinstate President Zelaya on October 30, but refused to convene the Honduras Congress to ratify the agreement. President Zelaya is still a virtual prisoner trapped inside the Brazilian Embassy, even though it was assumed that he could resume the Presidential seat after the November 5 deadline.

On the weekend of November 7 the US unexpectedly announced that the US would recognise the November elections, whether Zelaya was reinstated or not  - thus conferring a spurious legitimacy on the regime and dividing the Organisation of American States in its original position of not recognising the elections if Zelaya was not reinstated beforehand.

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Ricardo Salgado, Honduran analyst of the 'crisis' in Honduras explains the latest developments. In spite of US pressure on the coup regime to recognise the legitimacy of Zelaya as President ten days ago, the President is still trapped inside the Brazilian Embassy. The 'agreement' (designed more to save face for the US and the coup regime rather than the restoration of a democratic 'solution') has failed. The coup regime has failed to meet the one week deadline to restore Zelaya to his post as President in a reasonable amount of time to allow a 'clean' election process. 

The Resistance Front (according to polls supported by over 70% of the population) has announced that they will not recognised the November 29 elections, and the single opposition candidate, Carlos Reyes, has withdrawn his candidature. If the coup regime goes ahead with the elections it could destabilise the entire region. There is a call for the international community not to recognise the legitimacy of the elections. With the US playing a reluctant role (although one of the key players) in promoting a just resolution to the crisis, the Obama administration may be deferring a small problem until it becomes a big problem.