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Telesur, which has been the ONLY media outlet to provide non-stop
coverage on the coup in Honduras since yesterday, has just been the
victim of violent repression in Honduras. During the beginning of the
meetings taking place this afternoon in Nicaragua with all heads of
state from Latin America, Telesur abruptly interrupted coverage to
broadcast the words and cries of Adriana Sivori, Telesur correspondent
in Tegucigalpa, denouncing she was being detained, along with her
cameraman, by military forces in Honduras under orders by the coup
dictatorship. There is massive repression underway in Honduras right
now. The Telesur team has been detained by armed forces and placed
under arrest in clear violation of international law. Their
identification documents have been confiscated by the military and
they have been kidnapped. Roberto Micheletti is the name of the
dictator in Honduras, who illegally took over yesterday after the
military coup kidnapped and forced into exile the democratically
elected president Manuel Zelaya. Remember his name for he should be
tried for human rights violations.
SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON TODAY STATED THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
WAS NOT READY TO LEGALLY CALL THE DEVELOPMENTS IN HONDURAS A COUP
D'ETAT, BECAUSE DOING SO WOULD REQUIRE WASHINGTON TO CUT OF ECONOMIC
AID TO THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION AND BREAK RELATIONS, WHICH THEY ARE
STILL HESITANT TO DO BECAUSE THOSE THAT ILLEGALLY TOOK POWER YESTERDAY
IN HONDURAS ARE GROUPS AND POLITICAL PARTIES THAT RECEIVE US
GOVERNMENT FUNDING FROM USAID, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY,
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE AND NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE
FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. ADDITIONALLY THE HONDURAN MILITARY IS
HEAVILY FUNDED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND PENTAGON.
CALL ON THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY DEMAND THE RELEASE OF
THE TELESUR CORRESPONDENTS IN HONDURAS:
State Department: 202-647-4000 or 1-800-877-8339
White House: Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard: 202-456-1414