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December 4, 2017

Honduras: Protesters Denounce "Election Fraud" Amid Stalled Returns
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In Honduras, thousands of protesters poured into the streets Sunday to
denounce alleged election fraud and to support opposition presidential
candidate Salvador Nasralla.

Maria Martinez: "Here we have the people defending our sovereignty,
defending our vote, defending the rights of the people. If we do not
defend our rights, then there will be no one here to defend us."

At least three people were killed as Honduran security forces opened
fire on the protests. Among the victims is 19-year-old Kimberly Fonseca,
who was shot in the head as soldiers opened fire on a blockade erected
in the capital, Tegucigalpa, on Friday night. The protesters charge the
country's electoral commission-which is controlled by U.S.-backed
incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández-with rigging the vote count
and delaying its announcement of the outcome of the November 26th
election. We'll have more on the crisis in Honduras later in the
broadcast.


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