MANAGUA, July 28 (Xinhua) --
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya visited on Tuesday his followers' camps
in Nicaragua, one month after the coup against him carried on June 28, to
organize the "pacific resistance" against coup government.
Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya
talks to supporters at the temporary shelter in Ocotal City July 27, 2009.
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Zelaya urged Monday his followers, who arrived to
Nicaraguan city of Ocotal, to support him, to organize a "pacific resistance"
against the coup.
Zelaya's followers continued Tuesday arriving to Ocotal,
226 km far from north of Managua, to organize the people's resistance
against the coup in Honduras.
After one month since Zelaya was ousted and forced to
exile in Costa Rica, he established a camp some weeks ago in Nicaraguan border
with Honduras waiting to enter Honduran territory and recover his charge.
Zelaya's followers are in camps in Ocotal, near the
border with Honduras, as refugees because they are afraid of the Honduran
soldiers.
Zelaya appointed Carlos Eduardo Reina, son of former
president Carlos Reina, to direct the structure of the resistance for the
civilian forces against the coup-soldiers.
The resistance group will be formed by 20 people
among Zelaya's supporters. Zelaya said that during this time of resistance he
will not leave Nicaragua, because he is organizing thousands people to fight
against the coup.
Zelaya also expects to meet soon with relatives at
the Nicaraguan side, who have been given a special permit to cross the border.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. embassy in
Honduras has revoked the diplomatic visas of four interim Honduran government
members to show it recognizes ousted President Manuel Zelaya rather than the new
leadership, the State Department said Tuesday.
The United States is "reviewing the diplomatic visas"
of all interim government members, as well as visas for their families, State
Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters. Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Honduran interim
government on Sunday announced the extension of the curfew at the bordering
areas with Nicaragua.
The besiege set since Friday midday will be extended
12 hours more on Sunday, to be valid from 6:00 am. to 6:00 p.m. local time (1200
to 0000 GMT). Full story
LAS MANOS, Nicaragua, July 25 (Xinhua) -- For the second
day in a row the deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya appeared Saturday on
the border between Nicaragua and his country, from where he was expulsed in a
coup almost a month ago.
He arrived at Honduras-Nicaragua border town Las
Manos Saturdayat 1 p.m. local time (1900 GMT). Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 27 (Xinhua) --
Around 200 followers of Manuel Zelaya, the president of Honduras who was deposed
in a June 28 military coup, have taken mountain routes to the Nicaraguan town of
El Ocotal, where Zelaya has been waiting to return to his country, local
broadcaster Radio Globo reported on Monday. Full story
