Honduras Suspends Rights, Bans Protest as Talks Stall

The government shut radio station Radio Globo and television station Channel 36 this morning for “inciting” violence, Channel 11 reported. The military and police will be allowed to arrest anyone posing a threat.

Immigration authorities at Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa yesterday barred a four-member delegation from the Organization of American States from entering the country to organize talks aimed at ending the crisis. The acting government said it would first seek “internal” solutions to the stalemate.

Zelaya said he wants to hold talks with acting President Roberto Micheletti at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where the ousted leader has been staying since he entered Honduras last week, three months after he was exiled by soldiers at gunpoint. Micheletti’s government says Zelaya violated the constitution and won’t be allowed to return to power.

“They won’t let these people enter to start a dialogue,” Zelaya said in a phone interview from the embassy yesterday.