Pressure mounts on Honduras to end coup crisis

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By Patrick Markey
Reuters
Tuesday, September 29, 2009; 9:53 PM

... De facto leader Roberto Micheletti has ordered Zelaya's arrest, suspended civil liberties, shut two media stations loyal to Zelaya and warned Brazil it has 10 days to decide on the fate of the deposed leader or its embassy will be closed.

The measures have drawn widespread condemnation, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Micheletti on Tuesday to lift the restrictions on civil liberties and stop threatening Brazil's embassy ..

Brazil, the regional diplomatic heavyweight, has dismissed Micheletti's deadline and wants more international pressure on his government to force a solution. The United States has also demanded that Micheletti roll back the emergency measures.

But President Barack Obama's administration has resisted calls to push harder for Zelaya's return and a U.S. official said on Tuesday that the government is not talking about imposing new sanctions for now ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/29/AR2009092901455.html