[Editor's Note: Thanks to Maggie von Vogt for this English translation]

URGENT:

At this moment partners from the Center for Investigation and Promotion of Human Rights, CIPRODEH, who are on a monitoring tour of the Eastern zone of the country, have communicated to us that the 76 people who were detained in the municipality Alauca are being moved to the Departmental Headquarters number 7 of Danlí to later be moved by bus to the city of Tegucigalpa.  In addition the people who were in the municipality of Ojo de Agua awaiting passage to arrive at the border are being (FORCEFULLY) moved in a cubicle to Tegucigalpa.  The plate number of the cubicle is PAA 8106.

We are alerting everyone on a nacional level and  also so that the international community can be watchful of the situation.

CIPRODEH

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URGENTE:

En estos momentos compañeros del Centro de Investigacion y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, CIPRODEH se encuentran en una gira de monitoreo en la zona oriental del país, nos han comunicado que las 76 personas que estaban detenidas en el municipio de Alauca están siendo trasladadas a la Jefatura Departamental No 7 de Danlí para luego ser trasladados en un bus a la ciudad de Tegucigalpa; además las personas que estaban en el municipio de Ojo de Agua esperando pasar para llegar a la frontera están siendo trasladados (A LA FUERZA) en un contenedor a la ciudad de Tegucigalpa, el numero de placa del contenedor es PAA 8106.

Alertamos a todos y todas a nivel nacional, así como a la comunidad internacional para estar pendientes de esta situación.

CIPRODEH

Friends of the World: We are receiving phone calls about the more than 200,000 protesters who are walking along the boulevard in front of the Tegucigalpa airport. The rally started this morning July 5th in a way to show support to the Constitutional President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales. Colleagues from the human rights offices in the area, have reported that about 4:35PM a burst of machine gun shootings were heard.The shooting was done against the people who were in the south part of the Toncontín airport. Two men died due to the machine gun of a soldier, one of the victims a 17 year old young man, who was born in Catacamas, the city were President Zelaya was born too. The other person died while he was transported, by the same organizations, to the School Hospital. There are several injured people, including children. Some soldiers in front of the march were collaborating with snipers (positioned on the buildings), who were shooting and throwing tear gas at the people in an indiscriminate way.

Soldiers took their attack positions in the airport´s runway to prevent the landing of the airplane that was transporting President Zelaya and a group of friends, including the Secretary General of the Organization of Americas State [Jose Miguel Insulza].

The broadcasting of the signal from the only local provider was interrupted by the national TV, to repeat the press conference of the illegal president, Roberto Micheletti. In fact, this was the morning broadcasting, transmitted with the solely purpose to try to hide, from Hondurans and the World, the repression against the people of the rally [Zelaya supporters]. We make a denunciation of this massacre to the World, action that needs to be repudiated. The governments committed with the strengthening  of democracy and human rights, must increase their mechanisms of pressure, so that the illegitimate government can be ceased. In this way, we will be walking on the path towards a democratic and peaceful process for our country, always remembering about the International Penal Court for all the crimes that had already happened. CIPRODEH.

[Editor's note: this is the original report en Espanol]

Amigos/as del mundo: Estamos recibiendo llamadas de los más de 200,000 mil manifestantes movilizados en todo el boulevard frente al aeropuerto de Tegucigalpa, que realizan desde esta mañana 5 de junio una manifestación pacífica para recibir al Presidente Constitucional José Manuel Zelaya Rosales. Colegas de oficinas de derechos humanos en la zona, nos reportan que a eso de las 4:35 de la tarde se comenzaron a escuchar ráfagas de ametralladoras contra las personas que estaban en la parte sur del aeropuerto Toncontín, dos hombres fallecieron por impactos de fusil militar, uno de ellos un joven de 17 años proveniente de la ciudad de Catacamas, ciudad natal del Presidente Zelaya, la otra persona falleció cuando era trasladado por las mismas organizaciones sociales al Hospital Escuela. Hay varios heridos, incluyendo niños y los militares apostados frente a la marcha en combinación con francotiradores en edificios adjuntos continúan arrojando gases lacrimógenos y disparando indiscriminadamente.

A la vez que se colocan en posición de ataque en la pista aeroportuaria para evitar que aterrice el avión que transporta al presidente Zelaya y su comitiva, que incluye al menos al Presidente de la Asamblea de la Organización de Naciones Unidas.

La transmisión del único medio local que registraba las imágenes fue interrumpida por una cadena nacional para epetir una conferencia de Prensa del Presidente de Facto Roberto Micheletti, que de hecho es una repetición de esta mañana y que se retransmite con el único propósito de ocultar a Honduras y al mundo la represión contra los manifestantes.  enunciamos al mundo esta masacre, que al ser cometida por un gobierno de facto debe ser repudiada, a la vez que los gobiernos comprometidos con el fortalecimiento de la democracia y los derechos humanos deben aumentar las edidas de presión para que cese el gobierno ilegalmente constituido y se allane el camino para volver al proceso de democratización y pacificación de nuestro país, sin descartar la posibilidad de denunciar ante la Corte Penal Internacional los crímenes cometidos. CIPRODEH

If you feel comfortable please tell me your name and which city in
Honduras you are in.

I am a doctor, defender of human rights, and I
am in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Then doctor, can you speak to us about what has happened today with
the resistance and all the different groups?

In the first place, a march with over 20 thousand people was organized
in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.  There are also other
mobilizations, but the one that I was at was in Tegucigalpa.  This is
an extraordinarily strong march, with enthusiasm, and where it is
clearly visible that the people have a great commitment in
re-establishing constitutional order, and which manifests against the
military coup.

Can you tell us at what time this march began and how you participated?

Well, the march began at 8am and it ended around 1pm, the paths were
many…it began at the Park Loelito until it reached the
United Nations building.

As far as your eyes could see, tells us how many people were there?

Well, we are speaking of more than 25, 000 people.

How was the presence of police there?

Well in reality, we can say that in this moment there wasn’t
interference.  There were no confrontations with the police. The
number of people was enormous. We can say that the people have lost
their fear and have been manifesting in the streets.

Continued…

You were telling me that the people are not fearful.

No, definitely the people are not afraid. Really people condemn the
suspension of constitutional guarantees, defend constitutional order,
and are demanding the return of the president.

Tell me, what President Obama and other nations around the world did
by giving 72 hours to return the government is doing too little? What
do the people think of this? Is there a sense of mistrust?

No. The people are very sympathetic to the decisions of the
international community. They are very happy with President Obama’s
cohesion, by the decision of the OEA, with the decision of the
European economic community, the great international support the
re-establishment of the constitutional order has.  The people see it
as positive.  From the beginning other marches to protect the military
were formed, which are organized by the state, which do not have the
limitations or the difficulties that these marches have.

What will you do tomorrow? Will you continue to march? Will these
marches continue?

Tomorrow there is a march even bigger than this one.  The starting
point for this march will be close to the Pedagogic University. It
will be a more numerous march.

Bigger?

Bigger, yes.  I want to say that people are definitively determined.
It will be very difficult to control people, in regards to them
expressing themselves in any which way.   The people are greater [in
numbers] than the military.

So what the people want is that there government returns?

Yes, that the president is returned, that the constitutional
rights are returned, and that human rights are respected because there
are people that have been arrested, some hurt, right?

Have you seen people get hurt?

Well, of course, I am a doctor and have treated some of them.  I work
with a center for human rights.

What have you seen?

There are more than 70 people that have been arrested, but that’s all
of we know at this moment. We think that there are more people.

And this is the city of Tegucigalpa?

It is in Tegucigalpa and other places.  What you have to understand is
that we are in a military coup. There isn’t a flow of communication.
Of course. So how did you figure the number that you just shared with me?
It’s part of a greater number, and does not mean it’s the total
number.  It’s a figure that begins to track the number of arrested
people.

Who has tracked this number of arrested people?

I am talking to you from a human rights organization.

Of course. So your organization is responsible for these numbers?

Of course, we are called the Center Against Torture.

SPANISH VERSION

Si se siente a gusto, dígame su nombre y la ciudad donde está usted en Honduras.

Soy Medico, defensor de derechos humanos, y estoy en Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Entonces doctor, ¿Nos puede hablar un poco de lo que ha pasado hoy con
la resistencia y todos los diferentes grupos?

En primer lugar se organizó una marcha de más de 20 mil personas, en
Tegucigalpa y San Pedro Sula. Y también hay otras movilizaciones. Pero
la en que yo estuve fue el la de Tegucigalpa. Esta es una marcha
extraordinariamente fuerte, con entusiasmo, y donde se ve claramente
que el pueblo tiene un gran compromiso en la restablecimiento del
orden constitucional, y que se manifiesta contra el golpe militar.

Nos puede decir usted ¿A que horas comenzó esta marcha y como participó usted?

Bueno la marcha comienza a las 8 y terminó cerca de la 1 de la tarde.
Y el recorrido fueron varios … salió del parque
########Loelitco####### y llegó hasta el edificio de Naciones Unidas.

Y díganos usted, de lo que podía ver usted con sus ojos, ¿Cuanta gente
había allí?

Bueno, estamos hablando de más de 25,000 personas.

¿Y la policía cómo estaba allí?

Bueno en realidad, en este momento no hubo — podemos decir –
interferencia. No habían confrontaciones con la policía. Es que la
cantidad de gente era enorme. Es decir la gente ha perdido en miedo
han estado manifestándose en las calles.

Continued

Me estaba diciendo usted de que la gente ya no tiene miedo.

No, definitivamente la gente ya no tiene miedo.  Realmente la gente
condena la suspensión de las garantías constitucionales, defiende el
orden constitucional, y está exigiendo el retorno del Presidente.

Pero dígame un una manera no es un poco de lo que ha hecho el
Presidente Obama y las otras naciones del mundo, que le están dando 72
horas para rectorar el gobierno.  ¿Qué piensa la gente de esto? No hay
un sentido de desconfianza.

No.  La gente tiene mucha simpatía por las decisiones de la comunidad
internacional.  Está muy contenta con la cohesión del Presidente
Obama, por la decisión de la OEA, con la decisión de la comunidad
económica Europea, por todo los …  por el gran respaldo
internacional que tiene el re-establisamiento del orden
constitucional.  La gente lo ve positivo.  Desde luego se desarrollan
otras marchas que tienen la protección del ejército, que son
organizadas por el estado, que no tiene las limitaciones ni las
dificultades que tiene estas marchas.

¿Usted que va a hacer mañana? Van a seguir marchando?  Van a seguir
estas marchas?

Mañana hay otra marcha todavía más gigantesca.  Esta va a comenzar
cerca de la universidad Pedagógica.  Este es el punto de partida. Va a
ser una marcha mucho más numerosa.

¿Más grande?

Más grande, sí.  Quiero decirle que la gente definitivamente está
decidida.  Va a ser muy difícil que se pueda controlar la gente, en el
sentido de evitar que se exprese, con cualquier medida.  El pueblo es
más grande que un ejército.

¿Ósea que lo que quiere el pueblo es que retornen a su gobierno?

Si que hayan … que se vuelva a retornar el presidente, que retornen
los derechos constitucionales y que se respeten los derechos humanos
porque hay gente que ha sido presa, algunos que han sido heridos
¿verdad?

¿Y usted a visto que gente fue herida?

Bueno claro soy médico asistí a algunos de ellos.  Trabajo con un
centro de Derechos Humanos.

¿Qué es lo que vio usted?

Hay más de 70 personas la que están detenidas.  Pero eso es lo único
que sabemos nosotros en este momento.  Pensamos que todavía hay más
personas.

¿Y esto en la ciudad de Tegucigalpa?

Es in Tegucigalpa y en otros sitios.  Lo que pasa es que debe de
entender que estamos en un golpe de estado.  No hay una comunicación
fluida.

Claro.  Entonces este número que me acaba de dar, ¿cómo es que usted lo sabe?

Es parte pero no significa la totalidad. Es un dato que comienza a
registrar el número de personas detenidas.

¿Quién ha registrado este número de detenidos?

Le estoy hablando desde una organización de derechos humanos.

Claro.  Entonces ustedes están responsables por estos números.

Claro, somos, se llama el Centro Contra la Torture.

We are all aware of the critical situation that we are living in our country. The truth is that the majority of the people who are conscious and in favor of Democracy condemn the vile and cowardly coup d’etat caused by Roberto Michelletti, it being the only way that he could have arrived at the miximum magistrate of Honduras, because on the legal and democratic route, he would have died waiting.

Thank god he was able to flee from the police and sent out this notice to the population of what is happening in this country. I ask all the people who received this mail to resend it to all their networks, national and international, so that they know the truth of the situation in the country and not only the nice things that the communications outlets like TVC and the United Issuers (Emisoras Unidas) disseminate.

We ask the international institutions to please help us to restore calm in the country, Honduran society will thank you, because all of it, without exception, is fearful of what may happen; if they did what they did to President Manuel Zelaya, why can’t they do something to us as well.

Companions don’t let your arms be twisted, continue with this fight, because a united people will never be defeated.

(thanks to @NYkrinDC for the translation!)

I’m from the municipality of Colinas in the Santa Bàrbara department.  The mayor of my town, Amable de Jesús Hernández, has been one of the best mayors in the country and is recognized in my town as the best that we’ve had.  I’ve known him since I was 12 years old as a person of christian principals who is very committed to his Church.  A year ago I worked in the Mayor’s Office and I am very familiar with his commitment to the poor and how he gives himself  for municipal development.  He supported the popular consultation and for that reason is one of the wanted mayors that has had to leave his town, along with his family, to seek protection.

All of those listed were afterwards released.

Please see the following links for a list of those detained and a prelimiary report on the human rights situation in Honduras.

-Aliveinhonduras.org

Dear Sirs

This message is not only one of greeting, but also to denounce the following:

The General Management of  Globo Radio, denounce before you that, after the completion of the events that concluded with the deposition of president Manuel Zelaya Rosalaes, an intimidation campaign was initiated against the independent communications media, among them, this Radio Station, which was the object of an attack.

Since 6 in the morning when we arrived for work, the principal building, located in Morazon Boulevard, was militarized.  After a few negotiations, they allowed us to enter.

We began our informative work, within the parameters established by legal guidelines, and in accordance with freedom of expression and that what our consciences indicated.

The military made various attempts to get into the building where we transmitted to Honduras and the world what was really going in the country.  At six in the evening, a military squad made up of about sixty elements took the radio’s physical installations by force and took us off the air.  The coworkers that were still inside the establishment ( Alejandro Villatoro, owner, journalists Lidieth Díaz, Rony Martínez, and radio operators Franklin Mejía Orlando Villatoro) were subject to death threats, beatings, and intimidations.  Alejandro Villatoro is a substitute Deputy and they did not even respect such a position.

In my particular case, David Ellner Romero, there was a warrant out for my arrest but I was able to escape by throwing myself into the air off the third floor of the building that houses the radio.  Because of the impact (some 25 meters high),  I have a fractured shoulder, ribs, and other injuries.

Radio Operator Franklin Mejía, who is a minor, was beaten, and with a discriminatory attitude they screamed at him (”Black son of a … we’re going to kill you if you don’t tell us where you’re transmitting from,” and other insults that were derrogatory and dehumanizing).

Sirs: The goal of this attack was, and is, to silence the only radio station in Hoduras that was tramsitting the events just as they were being played out.  Currently, and after negotiations with the military, the radio reopened operations, but under a series of conditions that limit freedom of expression in the country.

It is under this conceptual framework that we turn to you to impose a formal denouncement, so that, within the authority that you have, you proceed to immediately perform an investigation of the case.

Alejandro Villatoro
Managing Owner
Globo Radio

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