"After several weeks of investigation and demands for justice, the National Police identified and captured the person allegedly responsible for the death of journalist and Indigenous leader Pablo Isabel Hernández. The detainee is a 22-year-old man, a native and resident of the village of Guanajulque, in the municipality of San Marcos de Caiquín, in the […]
"In the last ten days, at least four journalists in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula have received death threats through platforms and social media. The increase in threats and intimidation against journalists and media outlets is produced by unknown persons who have said to be against the opinions issued and the work of these communicators. […]
"In Honduras, half a hundred violations of freedom of expression and press freedom were recorded during 2022, including the murder of five people linked to the media, according to data released Wednesday [March 23] by the National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH, by its Spanish acronym). According to the Honduran organization, the most frequent were […]
"The IWMF's ¡Exprésate! [Express Yourself!] initiative seeks to support the production of high quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity to bring to light the issues faced by women and LGBTQ+ people in Latin America. This April, the initiative will begin its fourth year of the professional development program for journalists in […]
"Dina Meza, a journalist and human rights defender from Honduras, has been the victim of harassment, surveillance, persecution and threats for several weeks. Yesterday, Dec. 9, the journalist published on Facebook about members of the police stalking her from a van and monitoring her movements in the city of Tegucigalpa. On previous occasions, Meza has […]
“The police said the 23-year-old [Edwin Josué] Andino was murdered by two gunmen ‘wearing uniforms similar to those of the military police.’ They went to his home where he lived with his father in Villafranca, a western suburb of Tegucigalpa, on the morning of Oct. 10. They seized Andino and his father, placed adhesive tape […]
"Central America has never been known for its commitment to freedom of the press, but in recent months there have been more and more cases of imprisonment of journalists, illegal raids on newsrooms or the closure of radio stations that are a nuisance to the authorities. France 24 spoke to two heavyweights in the defense […]
“On May 22, Juan Argueta, a landowner in the municipality of San Jose, filed a criminal complaint against [journalist Sonia] Pérez, a correspondent for the local broadcaster Radio Progreso, accusing her of trespassing and damage to private property, according to news reports, a report by Radio Progreso, and the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via […]
"The Honduran College of Journalists (CPH) made a statement on June 23rd through its Twitter account, after a group of journalists were called as witnesses and now they want to prosecute them. This refers to the Specialized Prosecution Unit Against Corruption Networks (Uferco) who summoned a number of journalists as witnesses to investigate a case […]
"Violence against the press in Honduras has claimed the life of journalist Ricardo Alcides Ávila, reported the Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre). According to the organization, the journalist died on Sunday in Honduras a few days after being shot, making him the fourth journalist to be killed this year and the 97th since 2001. […]
"The Inter-American Press Association asked the Mexican and Honduran authorities to quickly and thoroughly investigate the motives behind the murders of three reporters in recent days. The organization reiterated its complaint about the lack of efficiency of the protection and safety mechanisms for journalists. IAPA's president Jorge Canahuati expressed his condolences to the families and […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE) condemn the murder of the Lenca indigenous leader and community journalist Pablo Isabel Hernández Rivera in Honduras. It urges the State of Honduras to investigate the events in a prompt and diligent manner. Likewise, it asks […]