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The article presents an interview with Eric L. Olson, director of policy at the Seattle International Foundation and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, exploring information on violence that swept across Honduran prisons. Topics discussed include rival gangs that are able to effectively control the Honduras' prisons; and efforts of the Honduran government to reform the prison system and ease overcrowding.

The article presents an interview with Eric L. Olson, director of policy at the Seattle International Foundation and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, exploring information on violence that swept across Honduran prisons. Topics discussed include rival gangs that are able to effectively control the Honduras' prisons; and efforts of the Honduran government to reform the prison system and ease overcrowding.

The article reports on the political affairs of Honduras in 2018. Topics discussed include the election in the country on November 26, 2017, protest of opposition in the capital city Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and creeping dictatorship under President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Also being discussed are the political campaigns in the country targetting prominent leaders with national profiles.

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The article discusses election fraud in the elections held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in November 2017 to elect a new president and a new 128-seat congress, including the mayors of 298 municipalities and 20 representatives. Electrol tribunal has reportedly ordered for a partial recount amid calls from the opposition for vote-by-vote recount. Both President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his competitor Salvador Nasralla, reportedly declared themselves winners.

The article reports on an announcement of an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) to create an anti-graft body, the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras by Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez after months of anti-corruption protests. It is noted that as a result of the graft, thousands of Hondurans were unable to get medicine and life-saving medical care.

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The article looks at the election politics in Honduras which will hold its presidential primaries in November 2012. It cites the candidates who are vying for the highest office in the country including Juán Orlando Hernandez of the Honduran National Congress, lawyer Mauricio Villeda and Yani Rosenthal of the Honduran National Congress. The National Congress has been asked by the Honduras' Supreme Tribunal to pass a reform to the Election Law.

An interview with Mexico based Laura Carlsen of the American Program of the Center of International Policy is presented. When asked about the reason for refugee children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala in the U.S., she refers to unendurable conditions in their home country. She believes that the U.S. is responsible for the poverty, violence and unconstitutional regime in Honduras. She refers to the enforcement policy of the U.S. which creates the economic and humanitarian crisis.

The article offers an analysis of trends regarding Honduras' upcoming general elections on November 24, 2013 according to polls as of November 7. Honduran polling firm Encuestadora Paradigma claims that leading candidate Juan Orlando Hernández of the Partido National (PH) was ahead of Xiomara Castro de Zelaya of the Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE) party by 3.5 points at 25.7% of the vote. It details party dominance, LIBRE's emergence, and the ousting of former President Manuel Zelaya.

The article informs that a series of meetings have been conducted between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Daniel Ortega, presidents of Brazil and Nicaragua respectively, to discuss the situation of Honduras and its reintegration into the Organization of American States (OAS). It is evident that sice June 2009, Honduras is facing political crisis.

The article discusses the political violence and rule of law in Central America. Topics discussed include the absence of democratic rule of law during the second half of the 20th century, efforts to establish democratic rule of law including free and fair elections and Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras as representative of the struggles with the rule of law in the region.

The author examines the causes and implications of the political crisis in Honduras which focused on the removal from power of former President Manuel Zelaya. At issue is whether Zelaya's removal from power qualifies as a coup. According to the author, the stability of democracy in Honduras depends on addressing the challenges posed by the fiscal issue, low levels of trust and the constitutional architecture of the country. In the author's view, proclaiming the political crisis in Honduras as over is an invitation for future democratic breakdowns.

The article discusses the challenges facing the administration of Honduran President Lobo Sosa. Former President Manuel Zelaya and his immediate family were granted safe passage to the Dominican Republic as a result of Sosa's inauguration on January 27, 2010. The current government is reportedly being pressured to investigate the power struggle between Zelaya and interim president Roberto Michelletti in 2009. The necessity for political unity in Honduras is emphasized.

This article explores the implications of a coup against President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras on June 28, 2009 for the foreign policy of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. It considers the coup as one of the most disappointing foreign policy failures of the Obama administration. It criticizes the administration for not making enough actions against the coup regime. The article comments on the failure of the administration to exert its leverage to promote the return of legitimate democracy.

Reports on the election of Carlos Reina as Honduran president in November 1993. Background on Honduras; Military strength in Honduras; Role of the United States in Honduras; Human rights abuses; Background on Reina; Citizens' expectations in Honduras.