(Honduras) Travel Alert: US Dept of State

[struggle4progress]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
This information is current as of today, Fri Nov 06 2009 22:46:58 GMT-0500 (EST).
Honduras
November 06, 2009

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the current uncertain political and security situation in Honduras, and recommends that American citizens exercise caution when traveling to Honduras, while deferring all non-essential travel to the capital city of Tegucigalpa until further notice. This Travel Alert expires on December 20, 2009 ...

On Sunday June 28, the Honduran military ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a coup d’etat ... Since that time, there have been frequent demonstrations throughout the country, including roadblocks ... Since the signing of a political accord on October 29, demonstrations have been limited to Tegucigalpa ...

The Department of State recommends that American citizens residing in and visiting Honduras exercise extreme caution ... While the de facto government of Honduras is no longer imposing daily curfews, the Embassy strongly recommends that American citizens monitor local TV and radio each evening for current curfew information and abide by these restrictions, should they be imposed. The U.S. Embassy has imposed limitations on the travel of its staff within Honduras ...

Demonstrations may increase in frequency as the political accord is implemented and the November 29, 2009 elections approach. Demonstrations to date have been generally non-violent with few reports of injuries. However, Americans are reminded that peaceful demonstrations can turn violent ...

Honduras’ borders remain open, and the airports remain open for regularly scheduled flights ...

The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa strongly recommends that U.S. citizens avoid large gatherings and not try to pass roadblocks ...

The non-immigrant visa unit re-opened for regular service on November 2, 2009. Barring changes in the security situation, the Consular Section will be open for normal business for non-immigrant visa services, immigrant visa services and American Citizen Services ...

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4526.html

[Downwinder]

1. Is it more dangerous for tourists in Honduras than in Texas?

British tourist shot dead in Texas bar

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/07/british-tourist-shot-dead-texas

[struggle4progress]

2. What actually interested me was the visa-issuance info stuck into the travel alert

[roody]

3. In other words, if there is any way you can go to Honduras, NOW

is the time. The resistance needs our support, and the US State Dept. prefers that we do not know what is really happening.

Honduran accompaniment project: http://quixote.org/content/honduras-accompaniment-project-delegations

[Downwinder]

4. Also,

RIGHTS ACTION invites you to join a …
HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO HONDURAS
November 24 – December 1, 2009

http://www.rightsaction.org/Delegations&Tours/Honduras_112409.html

Be a DU election reporter.

[EFerrari]

7. Also, my last interview went this close to viral. Help me contact

Dr. Castillo. I can do it in English or in Spanish or whatever he wants.

[Downwinder]

8. Did I miss the interview or post it not knowing it was yours?

[EFerrari]

9. No, I mean the last interview I did went everywhere.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Elizabeth+Ferrari+Andy+Worthington&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-701

I'm working on one with Frank Shaeffer right now but I can multi-task for momentum.

And I've had zip luck contacting Luther although I had some great help one day when he was in DC. (Thanks, DUers.) He was probably too busy at that moment.

But my offer stands.

[roody]

12. You have probably tried Pastors for Peace, who incidentally

were quite correct about the so called agreement.

www.ifconews.org

P4P called it correctly, State Dept. manipulation: http://www.ifconews.org/node/706

[Downwinder]

10. Raúl M. Grijalva's office may have a contact.

Raúl M. Grijalva
Member of Congress

[Judi Lynn]

5. Oh, why not let Jim DeMint be our eyes and ears for us, or maybe NOT.

No doubt that's the idea: keep everyone out who won't go along with the coup-supporting wingers' assessment of how nice things are in Honduras now they've thrown democracy out the window, and beaten down all dissidents within range of the police and military.

[Downwinder]

6. I might trust Bacchus39 over the Hon. Jim DeMint.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Sensible conclusion, no doubt.

http://www.southdacola.com.nyud.net:8090/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/napolean-7-21-09.jpg