Who governs Honduras?
With attention focused on Venezuela, the Trump administration is quietly completing another regime change exercise in Honduras, where the Trump-endorsed candidate, Nasry Asfura, is likely to assume the presidency on 27 January 2026.
Honduras: Garífuna resist land grabs, Indigenous voices sidelined at COP30
Grassroots movements push for more inclusive climate governance as palm oil expansion threatens ancestral lands.
Honduras: interactive tool traces developments in Guapinol anti-mining struggles
Drawing inspiration from LAB’s Environmental Defenders series, LAB contributor Leon Elliott has created an interactive tool that traces important developments in the fight for...
State agents target journalists while governments claim to protect them
This shocking investigation into the threats journalists in Mexico and Honduras face from state employees – even when enrolled in 'government protection schemes', was...
‘Our environment and its defenders need the Escazú Agreement’
Ricardo Andrés Pineda Guzmán, of the Honduran Network for Escazú, reminds us why it’s crucial for Honduras to sign, ratify, and enforce the Escazú Agreement for environmental justice.
Bust of Berta Cáceres shows ‘lack of respect’
A bust of Berta Cáceres was installed in a square in Tegucigalpa's civic centre, next to a bank owned by the Atala family, who have been accused as one of the masterminds behind her murder. This piece was originally published in Spanish by Contracorriente.
Honduras legalizes emergency contraception
Following more than 13 years of prohibition and a year of demands by feminist activists, Honduras’ first female president, Xiomara Castro, legalized emergency contraception pills without exceptions
Honduras: defending a mountain for 30 years
Pedro Pinto, 67, has spent over half his life defending the environment in the western region of Ocotepeque, Honduras. In November 2022, two of his vehicles were burned by an unknown party, he suspects that they were enemies of his work as an environmental defender.
‘Fake environmentalist’ campaign against Guapinol defenders
A Twitter campaign smearing the reputation of environmental activists in Honduras is a coordinated effort to protect mining interests.
Honduras: Deaths of environmental activists reopen wounds in Aguán Valley
In January, four social activists were murdered in Honduras within a period of 11 days. The deaths of two environmental defenders from Guapinol were followed by the murder of a peasant leader and his father-in-law.
