Honduras faces mounting protests over land law and hospital closures

Social and indigenous groups in Honduras gathered in public spaces to read a declaration rejecting a proposed agro‑industrial law that they say would favor large agribusiness, weaken environmental controls and criminalise land defenders. Municipal police made multiple attempts to clear the participants, but the evictions were halted after lawyers intervened. The organisations warned that the law could create administrative barriers to exercising freedom of assembly and expression.

At the same time, the Honduran Medical College has staged a nationwide strike, halting all outpatient services in public hospitals. Doctors demand the payment of back‑owed salaries, wage adjustments and increased health‑sector funding, accusing the government of breaching previously agreed technical tables. The strike leaves hundreds of patients without routine care and raises concerns over the country’s health system amid broader economic austerity measures.