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March 25 – Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China. [ 3 ] June 20 – At least 41 women are killed in a riot at a women's prison in the town of Támara.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara headed on to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after unleashing widespread floods over Honduras and Belize that killed at least one person and ...
A cyclist rides on a flooded street during the passage of tropical storm Sara in La Ceiba, Honduras, on Nov. 15, 2024. Honduras' President Xiomara Castro said emergency services had been activated ...
Gunmen burst into a pool hall in northern Honduras and opened fire, killing 11 people and prompting President Xiomara Castro to announce security measures including curfews in the area amid a wave ...
Organized crime is a pervasive force in Honduras and is often bolstered by the illegal drug trade. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Honduran gangs oftentimes wield immense influence within prisons, where pseudo-economies and rules are often set up by inmates. [ 7 ]
The murder of Vicky Hernández was a hate crime that took place in Honduras.Hernández was a transgender woman who gained fame domestically as an LGBT activist.. In 2022, Honduran president Xiomara Castro apologized for the act, [1] it being the first time in Honduras' history that the government apologized for a violent act against a member of the LGBT community.
In Honduras, the business-lending arm of the World Bank aligned itself with a key player in a land dispute that has left more than 130 people dead, including Gregorio Chávez, a preacher who went out to tend his garden one day and didn’t come back. In the last decade, the International Finance Corp.’s lending and influence has soared, even as it has embraced financing methods that shield ...
July 6 – The government of Honduras releases a report stating that the deportation of Honduran migrants from Mexico and the United States increased by 84.4% during the first half of the year. [7] July 24 – Police in Honduras intensify their crackdown on gangs in response to last week's murder of the son of former president Porfirio Lobo ...