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Honduras Now Podcast
by Karen Spring
The Honduras Now Podcast shares human rights stories and connects them to global issues and North American policy. Honduras Now provides on-the-ground analysis from host, Karen Spring, a long-time human rights activist and researcher, and Hondurans from all walks of life through interviews and trips around the country.
Episodes
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Ep. 40: Dictatorships & Their Allies: The Resistance & the Struggle for Accountability
Many are thinking about and watching what is going on in Gaza and Israel. The parallels of North American support for a dictatorship in Honduras and the strategies of transnational resistance provide hope and inspire action from all of us to stop the bombing of Gaza and the murder of innocent...
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Ep. 39: Speaking with the Honduran diaspora about All Things Honduras
In the last few weeks, Honduras has hit the international press, and not for good reasons. Host Karen Spring discusses violence, trauma, and Honduran culture and challenges with Faridd Sierra, a Honduran that grew up in the U.S. but has since moved back to live in Honduras. Since returning…
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Ep. 38: U.S. Opposition to Reforms in Honduras
It's almost been one year since President Xiomara Castro took power in Honduras. As President Castro has tried to fulfill her campaign promises, her government has been met by opposition from the U.S. This episode shares a presentation given by Karen Spring to the Rochester Committee on Latin...
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Ep. 37: Part III - The Drug War Cover-Up: The Push for Accountability
This is part three of a three-part series, the Drug War Cover-up series that describes the incidents surrounding the DEA-led drug interdiction operation known as the Ahuas massacre on May 11, 2012. In Part three, host Karen Spring speaks with journalist and researcher, Dawn Marie Paley about the...
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Ep. 36: Part II - The Drug War Cover-up: Lies Are Exposed But Still No Justice
This is Part II (Ep. 35) of the three part Drug War Cover-Up series that describes the incidents surrounding the DEA-led drug interdiction operation known as the Ahuas massacre on May 11, 2012. In Part II, host Karen Spring describes what happened in the weeks and years following the massacre...
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Ep. 35: Part I - The Drug War Cover-Up: A Botched DEA Mission Kills Innocent Indigenous Hondurans
On May 11, 2012, a passenger boat was traveling on the Patuca river in a remote region in eastern Honduras. The 16 passengers were headed to the village of Ahuas. Right as they were about to dock, they were attacked by DEA agents & Honduran police that were involved in an alleged drug…
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Ep. 34: U.S. Congress Reps & Activists Unearth the Real Root Causes of Migration
Just as US President Biden and VP Harris are launching yet another plan to address migration from Central America, U.S. Congress representatives traveled to the region to hear from those most affected by U.S. policy in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. The delegation, "Unearthing the Real Root...
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Ep. 33: 'Not Guilty' Plea: Juan Orlando Hernández Faces A Judge
On May 10th, 2022, ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) faced U.S. Judge Kevin Castel. Since his extradition from Honduras, JOH's family has launched a PR strategy claiming that he will return (#volvera). His defense team is also proposing an odd defense, which includes hiring a private...
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Ep. 32: Tomas Andino on the Before and After Xiomara's Election
Tomas Andino is a Honduran political analyst and sociologist. In a presentation he gave in mid-March, Tomas describes the US position under Obama and Trump over the years of the narco-dictatorship. He answers some of the common questions that many ask about Xiomara's election: How, after so many...
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Ep. 31: Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez's Arrest and Extradition
On February 16, ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested by Honduran police. Since then, his extradition process to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking and weapons charges, has been unfolding in Honduras. His arrest has sparked debates about whether his rights are being...
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Ep. 30: English Education & Banana Companies: A Chat with Kate Kedley
U.S. banana companies have a long history in Honduras. Their historical involvement in providing education has shaped some of the ways in which the Honduran education system developed, particularly along the north coast. Today, we speak with Kate Kedley, a professor and activist about her long...
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Ep. 29: A New President Kicks Off A New Moment for Honduras
On January 27, President Xiomara Castro was inaugurated in the presence of thousands of Honduras and several international invitees in the national stadium in Tegucigalpa. It was an exciting celebration that marks the start of a new era for Honduras, despite the existence of a Congressional…
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Ep. 28: The Election Victory: Responses from the Social Movement
On November 28, almost 70% of Hondurans eligible to vote went to the polls and elected Xiomara Castro as their next President. The victory represents a slam dunk win for the LIBRE party but also for the Honduran people, who voted in masses to end the 12-year U.S.-backed narco-dictatorship. Host...
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Ep. 27: Honduras Votes 2021: Democracy or Dictatorship?
On November 28, 2021, Hondurans will go to the polls to vote in the 2021 general elections. What route will the country take? Host Karen Spring gives an overview of the basics about the election and then plays an interview with Honduran sociologist Eugenio Sosa. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter…
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Ep. 26: COP26, Greenwashing & the Jilamito Dam Project
As the COP26 is meeting in Glasgow, UK, Honduran communities maintain their resistance against "clean" energy projects proposed in their communities. These types of projects are often financed in the name of mitigating climate change but create social conflict and environmental destruction in the...
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Ep. 25: The Power of Solidarity
On September 17, political prisoners Edwin Espinal and Raúl Alvarez were acquitted! Host Karen Spring shares her experiences of working to free Edwin and Raúl while thanking each and every person who helped them along the way. This small victory shows the power of national and international...
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Ep. 24: Heading to Trial: Freedom for Edwin & Raul!
On Monday, September 13, 2021, political prisoners Edwin Espinal & Raúl Alvarez will stand trial on trumped up charges stemming from the 2017 electoral crisis. Both were released from pre-trial detention in August 2019 but are not fully in the clear. The trial next week will determine whether…
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Ep. 23: David Castillo Is Guilty: The Trial and the Journey for Justice
On July 5, a Sentencing court in Tegucigalpa convicted Roberto David Castillo Mejía for the murder of indigenous activist and environmentalist, Berta Cáceres. Castillo is a US-trained military intelligence officer and the former President of the dam company, DESA, that tried to build the Agua…
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Ep. 22: The Big Canadian Myth: Settler Colonialism At Home and Abroad
The recent news of the 215 children found in graves at Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, Canada, has made headlines all over the world. The news raises more questions about Canada's colonial history and causes outrage about the treatment of indigenous peoples in Canada and…
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Ep. 21: Human Rights Legislation in the US: Responses from Honduras
This year, new legislation about Honduras was presented in the US Congress. This episode provides a brief overview of the legislative initiatives related to human rights and corruption in Honduras and shares responses from Honduran social movement leaders and the government about such efforts. To...
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Ep. 20: Silencing the Resistance: Human Rights Issues in Honduras
The important trial against David Castillo, one of the accused co-authors of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres' murder, is underway in Honduras. Before her murder, Cáceres faced several attempts to silence her resistance. Many of the same repressive tactics used against Cáceres - criminalization,...
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Ep. 19: Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Conversation with Author Todd Miller
Drones, walls, extreme surveillance, racism, and tension are some of the things you will experience when near the US-Mexico border. How have border walls become the solution to a crisis that isn't really a crisis but a human-made US policy problem that must be fixed? Today, we speak with author…
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Ep. 18: Fraud, Re-Election & Instability: The Primary Elections in Honduras
On March 14th, Hondurans went to the polls to vote in the 2021 primary elections. Host Karen Spring interviews Honduran sociologist and political analyst, Tomas Andino Mencía about the primaries and discusses what they mean in the context of the Honduran narco-state, migration, and the general...
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Ep 17: Arming the Bad Guys: Keyla's Murder & Police Violence
On February 6, 2021, 26-year old Keyla Martinez was detained by Honduran police. The next day, the police claimed that Keyla had hung herself inside the detention cell in the police station where she was being held. The case quickly became a national scandal. Conflicting evidence surfaced that...
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Ep. 16: One of the Masterminds Behind Berta Cáceres's Murder
Berta Cáceres is one of the most well-known Honduran activists. She was murdered in her home almost 5 years ago on March 2, 2016. The legal case against David Castillo, one of the accused masterminds of Berta Cáceres’s murder keeps being postponed. To date, no other intellectual authors have been...
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Ep. 15: The Truth About Migrant Caravans
On January 15, another migrant or refugee caravan left Honduras for the US-Mexico border. We speak with Honduran migrant rights activist, Bartolo Fuentes and independent journalist Sandra Cuffe about how the caravans form, why so many people are fleeing, how the caravans was stopped from…
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Ep. 14: The Struggle to Defend Water in Guapinol
In December 2020, the 8 imprisoned water defenders from the community of Guapinol and San Pedro sector, were granted an important bail hearing. The Municipal Committee for the Defense of Public and Common Goods and allies gathered outside the courthouse in Tocoa, Colon to demand their immediate...
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Ep. 13: Hurricanes Iota and Eta: Not Just Natural Disasters
Honduras was hit by two hurricanes - Eta and Iota - in less than two weeks. The hurricanes and the continuous rains since, have caused tremendous economic and human loss. Host Karen Spring provides an overview of the estimated damage and shares an interview conducted with freelance journalist…
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Ep. 12: Hurricane Eta: "Only the People Save the People"
Hurricane Eta has devastated large parts of Honduras's most populated regions. Even before making landfall in Nicaragua on November 3, 2020, rivers around the country began spilling over forcing thousands of people to flee their homes to escape the catastrophic flooding. Host Karen Spring shares…
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Ep. 11: Washington's "New" Investment Plan for Latin America
In 2019, the Trump administration announced the "America Crece" or the "Growth in the Americas" plan for Latin America. Just days away from the US election, Honduras Now podcast host Karen Spring speaks with freelance journalist, Jeff Abbott who investigated the "America Crece" program. They...
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Ep. 10: Eyes on the US Election: Immigration policy
The US elections are less than 3 weeks away. Both Trump and Biden's immigration policy has a huge impact on Honduras and Honduran families. Over 1 million Hondurans live in the US and thousands migrate to the US-Mexico border every year. Today, we hear from Judy Ancel of the Kansas City-based...
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Ep. 9: Fighting Hunger with Protests, Resistance and Solidarity
We take a trip to the Alemania neighbourhood in El Progreso, Yoro to speak with a community in resistance. In the midst of a land struggle, the women in the Alemania protest and pressure Honduran authorities for food assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. When they were repressed, they take...
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Ep 8: What Independence? Honduran Drug Cases in US Courts
September 15, 2020 was Independence Day in Honduras. But some ask: What independence? Host Karen Spring speaks with Gabriela Amador of the Pro-Honduras Network to discuss the legal cases against Honduran drug traffickers in US courts.
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Ep. 7: A Week to Remember: Freeing Political Prisoners
August 9, 2019 is a day to remember. It was the final day of an entire week of action and struggle to demand the freedom of all Honduran political prisoners. Dr. Adrienne Pine joins Karen Spring to co-host a discussion that recaps the struggle to free two Honduran political prisoners - Karen's...
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Ep. 6: The tourist industry and Garifuna land theft in Honduras
In more ways than one, global actors are involved and invested in the tourist industry in Honduras. The land issues surrounding the industry, particularly in Afro-indigenous Garifuna territory, overlap with state measures to control and manage land in the name of environmental protection and...
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Ep. 5: "You took them alive, we want them back alive"
It’s been 21 days since five men - four Afro-indigenous Garifuna men and another man from Belize - were forcibly disappeared from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz. The host Karen Spring interviews Cesar Benedict, a community leader in Triunfo de la Cruz and a member of the Black Fraternal...
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Ep. 4: Garifuna Lives Matter
On July 18, 2020, Afro-indigenous Garifuna land defenders were kidnapped from their homes and disappeared. This episode goes through the series of events since their disappearance. For decades, the Garifuna people have been threatened by the global tourist industry and African palm companies that...
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Ep 3: Covid-19 and Corruption
Healthcare workers are on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis that continues to worsen in Honduras. This week, Honduran physicians delivered a strong message to North American and Honduran sweatshops. They are also protesting against the other pandemic exacerbating Covid-19's impacts in the...
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Ep. 2: What the coup means 11 years later
Its been 11 years since the 2009 coup in Honduras. This episode provides a brief overview of the current crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic in the context of the 11th anniversary of the 2009 coup d'état. We hear from social movement leader and President of STIBYS union, Carlos H. Reyes and...
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Ep. 1: The 2009 coup d'état in Honduras
This episode is an overview of the June 28, 2009 coup d'état in Honduras. Why did it happen? Who supported it? Featuring voices from Hondurans in the streets of Tegucigalpa on June 28, 2009 & examining the role of the U.S. and Canadian governments in an event that sparked the on-going economic,...
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Ep 0: What's Honduras Now? Who's Karen Spring?
Get a taste of what the Honduras Now Podcast is all about. Meet your host, Karen Spring, the Honduras-based Coordinator for the Honduras Solidarity Network (HSN) with over a decade of experience living and working on human rights issues in Honduras.
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The Honduras Now Podcast shares human rights stories and connects them to global issues and North American policy. Honduras Now provides on-the-ground analysis from host, Karen Spring, a long-time human rights activist and researcher, and Hondurans from all walks of life through interviews and trips around the country.
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