“Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new project in Central America to address the decline in press freedom in the region. The initiative seeks to strengthen support for journalists facing persecution, threats or forced exile, as well as to promote accountability from governments that systematically violate the right to inform. From March 17 to […]
“The College of Journalists of Honduras, or CPH for its initials in Spanish, on Thursday reported recent threats against press freedom by the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA), which the college says are now attempting to intimidate the media. In a statement, the association described the announcement by FFAA head Roosevelt Hernández to file a complaint […]
“A sentencing court declared the complaint filed by the Minister of Finance [of Honduras], Christian Duarte, against Dagoberto Rodríguez, director of Radio Cadena Voces, to be inadmissible on Wednesday [March 26]. This was announced by the Honduran College of Journalists on its X account, where they celebrated that this act against freedom of expression did […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has expressed concern over the criminal complaint filed on Tuesday by the Honduran Ministry of Finance (Sefin, for its initials in Spanish) against Dagoberto Rodríguez, director of Radio Cadena Voces, calling it an attempt to intimidate the media outlet in retaliation for publishing a report on alleged mismanagement of […]
“A group of supporters of the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) political party attacked journalist María Fernanda Martínez on Sunday afternoon [Feb. 16] while she was covering an event of the mayor [of Tegucigalpa, Honduras]. The journalist said she had already done a live broadcast and had asked the cameraman to take back-up shots, when suddenly […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemns the harassment campaign orchestrated by the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Roosevelt Hernández, against journalists and media outlets. In an unprecedented attack on press freedom, the military high command has pushed legal actions to force 12 media outlets to reveal their sources, […]
The editor of the digital newspaper Hondudiario, Arístides Aceituno, denounced on Friday, Jan. 31, that he is wanted by the International Police (Interpol), due to a lawsuit against him filed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Roosevelt Hernández. Apparently, the lawsuit stems from a report published […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) urged Honduras' National Emergency System 911 to drop defamation charges against journalists from El Heraldo newspaper and urged the state institution to refrain from violating freedom of expression. The legal action was apparently initiated in retaliation for the publication of a series of reports. On Jan. 21, the National […]
"On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, the organization Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre, for its acronym in Spanish) presented its report on the situation of freedom of expression in Honduras. [...] The report highlights that between 2023 and 2024, threats, intimidation and/or internet restrictions against the press were the most common types of violence. It […]
“After journalist Jorge Posadas, correspondent for the UneTV network, denounced death threats via WhatsApp, today [Nov. 2] the Association for Democracy and Human Rights (Asopodehu, by its Spanish acronym) called for protection for the journalist. The executive director of Asopodehu, Dina Meza, made an urgent call for help to [Honduran] President Xiomara Castro, to protect […]
“In seeking to convey and expose the difficulties and problems facing community journalism in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, various social organizations from affected countries and the region requested to have a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in November of this year. The requesting entities, including the World Association of […]
"Honduran journalist Thelma Mejía, news coordinator of Channel 5 in Tegucigalpa, denounced this Thursday [June 6] repeated threats that she has been receiving, which she attributes in part to activists linked to the ruling party, and which the Government condemned. 'That the time has come to "remove my ovaries," that my account is going to […]