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Motorists staged a protest on the peripheral ring road near La Quesada to demand government repairs to deteriorating roadways in the area.

Citizens and water-rights groups staged a protest outside Tegucigalpa's city hall to oppose Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya's overtures to the Israeli firm Mekorot for water advisory services, citing concerns over privatization.

Protest signs against Chinese retailers appeared in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as small Honduran merchants express alarm over competing with larger, better-capitalized stores that can import goods in bulk.

Dozens of Hondurans carrying torches and signs marched peacefully to Casa Presidencial on Friday demanding government action on the country's water shortage and opposing recent energy reforms approved by Congress.

Urban and intercity bus operators suspended service across Tegucigalpa on July 9 to demand government security action, a day after conductor Juan Carlos Flores was shot dead on the Mateo-Tapias-Mercado route and amid months of killings and extortion targeting the sector.

Parents, students, and residents blocked the road from Tegucigalpa to Olancho to demand reinstatement of an office worker, cleaner, and security guard fired from Instituto Técnico Río Abajo after years of employment, causing traffic delays.

Rideshare and app-based drivers held a protest in Tegucigalpa demanding clearer regulations and legal permits after the land-transport authority seized dozens of vehicles and imposed fines in recent operations.

Members of OFRANEH and Garífuna communities intensified protests in Tegucigalpa by blocking a major road near the Supreme Court, demanding the dismissal of criminal cases against five land-rights defenders from San Juan, Tela.