Tensions continue to escalate in the conflict in Honduras between the new presumptive leader Roberto Micheletti and the elected president Manuel Zelaya. With Zelaya now back in Tegucigalpa for the first time since he was arrested and driven from the country on June 28, the power struggle with Micheletti over the presidency has erupted in repression and protest.

One sign that Micheletti is determined to use his power over the government to hold power is his use of police to lay siege to a radio station, Radio Globo, that has been supporting Zelaya. “They took away all the equipment. This is the death of the station,” Radio Globo owner Alejandro Villatoro told the Associated Press in describing the raid on his station. Other people supporting Zelaya have also been arrested.

Agents with shields stand in front of the Radio Globo studios (from Folho do Sao Paulo)

Agents with shields stand in front of the Radio Globo studios (from Folho do Sao Paulo)