(published by Fight Back News) -- On Oct. 24 the newly formed Hands Off Honduras Coalition, made up of anti-war and Latin America solidarity groups, organized a demonstration at the major intersection of Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue. 70 people protested in opposition to the military coup d'état in Honduras and to the de facto acceptance of the coup by the U.S. government.

The people of Honduras have bravely resisted the June 28 coup that illegally removed President Manuel Zelaya. The Honduran resistance has carried out huge protests and massive strikes. The military responded with brutal repression including tear gas, clubs and gunfire. They have arrested thousands, killed many and closed down all independent news media.

Related @ TCIMC: Speeches From the Honduras Solidarity Rally | From Guantanamo to Honduras: Psychological Wars Then and Now | Community Defiance in Honduras | Centro de Medios Independientes Honduras | Note: Since the Minneapolis demonstration, corporate media have made much of a U.S.-brokered deal to allegedly return Manuel Zelaya to power.  However, many in Honduras find Zelaya's reinstatement to be unlikely.