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by Jason Pramas, Open Media Boston - August 14

BOSTON/Boston Common - A rush hour picket in support of the democratic resistance movement against the Honduran coup d'etat was held on Tuesday by about 25 activists from several area organizations with connections to Central America - including Proyecto Hondureño, Centro Presente, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, and others. Participants leafleted passers-by and set up a table where people were encouraged to sign petitions to the U.S. government demanding that help reinstate elected Pres. Manuel Zelaya - who was arrested and exiled to Costa Rica on June 28th by the Honduran military - by breaking off all ties to the Honduran coup leaders and their de-facto government.

Diane Turco and other activists meet with Delahunt Jan. 12, 2010 - indicates support for Obama in surge and funding. Agreed to public conference on Afghanistan sometime in March.

Details to follow.

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100112/NEWS/1120309

 Although I  returned to the U.S. a few days ago I have been putting off this final email until I had some late news about Ryan..hopefully his release from Israeli jail....The Tuesday before I left I was able to visit with him..he was understandably quite scruffy after almost 3 weeks in jail  but quite resolved to continue challenging the legality of his imprisonment and possible deportation.Later in the day a positive verdict came from the Israeli court affirming that he could not be deported without cause ( again, no charges have ever been filed against him) so unless the Ministry of Interior requested a 'stay' by noon on Thursday Ryan's lawyer expected his release by the weekend. As it turns out Ryan remains in jail as of Monday because his passport was "lost" during his arrest and the US Embassy decided it would not spend time during the weekend to renew it.Hopefully, now that the work week has officially begun  Ryan will finally be out.