Honduras shuts down pro-Zelaya media

Honduras' de facto government sent troops on Monday to shut down two media stations loyal to ousted President Manuel Zelaya, digging in to resist international pressure for his return to power. Zelaya was overthrown in a military coup on June 28, but he secretly returned from exile and sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy last Monday, fuelling a tense standoff with the de facto civilian government that has vowed to arrest him. Soldiers and riot police have surrounded the embassy for the past week, while Zelaya urges his followers to take to the streets to demand he be restored to office in the coffee- and textile-producing country. The raids on Radio Globo and the Cholusat Sur television station -- both critical of the de facto government headed by Roberto Micheletti -- came early on Monday and followed a decree allowing suspension of some civil rights and media.