"The freedom of expression organization of Honduras C-Libre reported that journalist and human rights activist Thirzia Galeas was detained at the Atlanta airport while requesting political asylum. Sunday [May] 23, Galeas entered the country with her tourist visa and asked for asylum upon arrival due to the persecution suffered by her organization. Her family and […]
“With the support of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has begun evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of mechanisms for protecting journalists in four Latin American countries, with the aim of helping to improve such mechanisms throughout the region. Nearly 80% of the murders of journalists in Latin […]
“The Consortium to support Regional Journalism in Latin America (CAPIR, for its acronym in Spanish) calls on local independent media and independent freelance journalists in Honduras to participate in a national or local investigative journalism project which will be carried out between March and October 2021." Read more (in Spanish)
"Social communicator and owner of Radio Bambi died this Saturday [Dec. 19] after being shot by an unknown person in the municipality of Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Olancho, in the eastern part of the country. The victim is Pedro Arcángel Canelas who also worked for Radio Catacamas for some time. He currently ran Radio Bambi, […]
"The IFEX-ALC network condemns the arbitrary detention of journalists Miriam Grizel and Cesario Padilla, members of the team at the Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre) that occurred on Nov. 2 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and calls on national authorities to respect and guarantee the right to freedom of expression and the work of journalists and […]
"At least 44 Honduran journalists have requested protection measures for fear of losing their lives. From 2001 to September 2020, 87 Honduran journalists have died after receiving death threats in the country, and of these there are around six prosecuted cases. For this year, three journalists have already died despite the pandemic, said Carlos Ortiz, […]
"The president of the Association of Journalists of Honduras (CPH), Dagoberto Rodríguez, reported this Monday that the organization is withdrawing from the protection mechanism for employees dedicated to this area due to the large number of cases of murders and assaults that go unpunished. With the recent murder of journalist Luis Almendares in Comayagua, the […]
"This Monday morning, Honduran journalist Luis Alfonso Almendares (35) died after being the victim of a criminal attack that occurred while he broadcasted via Facebook Live in Comayagua, in the central area of the country." Read the original article (in Spanish)