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January 29, 2018

Honduras: U.S.-Backed President Hernández Inaugurated Amid Massive Protests
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In Honduras, U.S.-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández was
inaugurated for a second term on Saturday amid massive protests
denouncing widespread alleged voter fraud in the November 26 election.
This is Mario Almendarez, one of the protesters.

Mario Almendarez: "Facing the army and Juan Orlando's murderous police,
facing the narco-dictatorship that is being installed in our country,
also protesting for the 39 dead comrades who were murdered for the
simple act of protesting, for demanding the right to vote-which we went
and cast our vote, and we worked and defeated the narco-dictator, who
had all the state's money, yet we defeated him, and he is taking power
by relying on the armed forces and the police."

The Honduran military has killed dozens of protesters since the
contested election on November 26.


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