Police Use New Laws to Crack Down on Protests

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 7, 2026 · Originally reported July 7, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Police in northern Honduras are invoking recently passed laws—including an expanded terrorism statute and an agro-industrial protection decree—to break up civic protests and carry out evictions, drawing accusations of excessive force and rights violations from human-rights groups and community leaders.

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