Experiments with truth: 8/13/09

    • A column of about 10,000 anti-coup protesters marched into Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to demand the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. An additional 4,000 Zelaya supporters gathered in San Pedro Sula, the country’s second largest city.
    • A peace rally of some 26,000 people brought the New Caledonia capital Noumea to a standstill on Wednesday to protest against recent violence between striking workers and police in France’s South Pacific territory.

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