Peasant Leader Shot Dead in Aguán Valley
Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 25, 2026 · Originally reported June 25, 2026 by Criterio.hn
Óscar Amilcar Alvarado Velásquez, secretary of a peasant cooperative in Colón, was shot dead on June 22 in the Aguán Valley, the latest killing of a rural leader amid state militarization and a new law that social groups say favors agribusiness over peasant land rights.
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