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Clear filtersAnalysis Finds One HondurasGate Audio Likely Authentic
An examination by the international organization Witness of three of 37 leaked audios known as HondurasGate concluded that one recording, in which former president Juan Orlando Hernández allegedly asks current president Nasry Asfura for funds to create a digital operation against leftist movements in Mexico, Colombia, and Honduras, is probably genuine, while two others show signs of AI manipulation.
Energy Overhaul to Split State Power Company Advances in Congress
Congress is moving toward approving a structural reform that would divide the state-owned ENEE into three separate commercial entities for generation, transmission, and distribution, with energy experts warning the changes open a path to privatization and could weaken the utility's financial stability.
Deaf Community Faults Congress Over Unqualified Sign-Language Interpreter
Honduras's deaf community has complained that the National Congress hired an unqualified sign-language interpreter for official broadcasts, violating their right to equal access to information, and is calling for a certified professional.
Congress Pardons Candidates Who Failed to Report Campaign Finances
Congress approved a temporary waiver of fines and sanctions for 2025 election candidates who failed to file required campaign finance reports or establish separate campaign bank accounts, giving them two months to comply before penalties take effect.
Criterio.hn· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 5, 2026#campaign-finance#transparency#congress-decreeDrug Trafficker's Brother Named to Head Seized-Asset Agency
Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana, whose brother Mario José "Cubeta" Cálix was extradited to the US on drug charges, has been appointed director of the OABI, the state agency that administers assets seized from traffickers—a move that prompted a rights lawyer to warn of potential conflicts of interest.
Rights Groups Urge Asfura to Veto Agroindustry Protection Law
Environmental and human-rights organizations are calling on President Asfura to veto a newly approved law strengthening agroindustry protections, arguing it weakens environmental controls, blocks land reform, and criminalizes peasant land claims under the guise of fighting land invasions.
Criterio.hn· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 4, 2026#agrarian-reform#land-rights#agroindustry-lawDrug Trafficker's Brother Named to Head Seized-Assets Agency
Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana has been appointed director of Honduras's agency that administers assets seized from drug traffickers, sparking concerns over conflict of interest because his brother Mario José Cálix—a major trafficker extradited to the US in 2024—had substantial property and accounts seized by the same institution.
Honduras Terror Law Reforms Raise Civil-Liberties Alarm
Congress approved penal code changes on May 18 that formally classify gangs and drug-trafficking networks as terrorist associations, but legal experts and human-rights groups warn the expanded, vague wording could be used against protesters and social movements.
Honduras Removes Top Anti-Corruption Prosecutor from Post
Attorney General Johel Zelaya removed Luis Javier Santos from leading the anti-corruption unit Uferco, reassigning him to a training school, a move former prosecutors warn weakens Honduras's fight against corruption and may serve political interests.