Uprising in Honduras - Interview with FNRP Union Leader, Max Zavala (with English voiceover)

Tue, 5 April 2011 Uprising in Honduras - Interview with FNRP Union Leader, Max Zavala (with English voiceover) 8.72 Mb. 10 minutes 12 seconds (Interview with English language voiceover) Union leader Jorge Max Zavala Galeano talks about the second day of a national uprising in Honduras against the Post-coup regime of Pofirio ('Pepe') Lobos. Police have started using live ammunition against peaceful protestors who have succeeded in closing down much of the country, as a response to the intransigence of the regime in meeting the just claims of teachers who have been out on strike for over a week and who have met with brutal repression. Students and parents have come out in support, and faced baton charges, beatings, over 500 canisters of teargas, and dozens of arrests without charge. There have been several deaths already, but the people intend to continue their resistance. Direct download: MaxWithCommentary.mp3 Category:Latin Radical -- posted at: 4:08 AM

School of Americas' Watch - How real is the change in the new US Administration?

Fri, 1 April 2011 School of Americas Watch - Obama in El Salvador (English) 12.3 Mb mono 23 minutes Gabriela talks with community radio from the Washington Office of School of Americas' Watch. She traces the history of this anti-war movement from its creation about the time of the death of Salvadoran Archbishop Romero at the hands of US. trained Death Squads. They track the careers and movements of graduates from the School who are linked to gross human rights violations, and their current work of persuading progressive Latin American governments not to send candidates to be trained by the US. The role of Obama in current US/Latin American relationships is assessed, and the significance of his visit to the burial place of Archbishop Romero, in his recent visit to El Salvador. Direct download: GabiSOAwatch31_Mar_2011.mp3 Category:Latin Radical -- posted at: 10:10 AM

Honduras uprising - Union leader speaks (Spanish language)

Fri, 1 April 2011 The uprising in Honduras (Spanish) Interview with Union Leader of FNRP, 2.5 Mb. mono 4 minutes 35 seconds Union leader Jorge Max Zavala Galeano talks about the second day of a national uprising in Honduras against the Post-coup regime of Pofirio ('Pepe') Lobos. Police have started using live ammunition against peaceful protestors who have succeeded in closing down much of the country, as a response to the intransigence of the regime in meeting the just claims of teachers who have been out on strike for over a week and who have met with brutal repression. Students and parents have come out in support, and faced baton charges, beatings, over 500 canisters of teargas, and dozens of arrests without charge. There have been several deaths already, but the people intend to continue their resistance. Direct download: maxzavala11_31_Mar_2011.mp3 Category:general -- posted at: 2:58 AM

Massive repression of Honduras Teachers - English translation/commentary

Wed, 23 March 2011 Massive repression of Teachers' strike in Honduras. (Actuality with English translation/commentary). 10.6 Mb 13 minutes 30 seconds English commentary to soundtrack of actuality, Original video: http://vimeo.com/21181376 (Extract from live to air radio show "Latin Radical" broadcast from 2pm to 4pm every Saturday from Community Radio 2NimFM 102.3  Webcast from http://nimfm.org) Dick Emanuelsson is on the spot to report the heavy repression of teachers in Tegucigalpa, March 18. A three month old baby is nearly poisoned by the tear gas fumes as hundreds of canisters (costing over $100 each) are fired on the peaceful protesters. Later in the day a schoolteacher was killed when a tear gas canister was fired directly at her head, and she was run over by a military vehicle. The teachers are on strike to reclaim a years worth of back wages that haven't been paid, to protest the looting of their pension fund shortly after the coup of 2009, the raising of the pension age to 70 years, and legislation that will lead to the privatisation of the education system and the end of public education in Honduras. Direct download: TeacherStrikeactuality.mp3 Category:Latin Radical -- posted at: 4:50 AM

Police Repression of striking teachers in Honduras (Spanish)

Dick Emanuelsson is on the spot to report the heavy repression of teachers in Tegucigalpa, March 18. A three month old baby is nearly poisoned by the tear gas fumes as hundreds of canisters (costing over $100 each) are fired on the peaceful protesters. Later in the day a schoolteacher was killed when a tear gas canister was fired directly at her head, and she was run over by a military vehicle. The teachers are on strike to reclaim a years worth of back wages that haven't been paid, to protest the looting of their pension fund shortly after the coup of 2009, the raising of the pension age to 70 years, and legislation that will lead to the privatisation of the education system and the end of public education in Honduras.


Represión salvaje en Honduras donde ni siquiera los bebés se salvaron from Dick & Mirian Emanuelsson on Vimeo.

Obama goes to El Salvador - CISPES report (English)

Wed, 16 March 2011 Obama goes to El Salvador - CISPES report (English) 9Mb. 10 Minutes Alexis, coordinator of CISPES (Committees in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, USA) examines some of the reasons US President Barack Obama might be visiting El Salvador for an exclusive meeting with Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes. Direct download: CISPESElSalvador16_Mar_2011.mp3 Category:Latin Radical -- posted at: 2:39 AM