Comité por la Libre Expresión – C-Libre

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Link to: Criminal investigations police arrest radio producer and environmental activist

Criminal investigations police arrest radio producer and environmental activist

Carlos Amador has supported the actions of a large group of residents in the municipality of El Porvenir who are fighting against a forestry development plan in their area.

Link to: Journalist assassinated in La Ceiba

Journalist assassinated in La Ceiba

Adán Benítez was stopped on the street by two unknown assailants who robbed him and shot him to death.

Link to: Newspaper manager shot by unknown assailants

Newspaper manager shot by unknown assailants

The general manager of “La Tribuna” newspaper, Manuel Acosta Medina, was intercepted on the street as he was heading home.

Link to: Globo TV camera operator brutally assaulted by national police officers

Globo TV camera operator brutally assaulted by national police officers

The incident occurred while Uriel Rodríguez was filming a protest by university students that was being dispersed by the police.

Link to: Fifty-seven IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses

Fifty-seven IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses

Forty-two IFEX members and 15 partners appealed for global attention to stop detention, torture and threats to journalists and free expression activists, including to IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.

Link to: Radio Uno director ambushed by armed assailants

Radio Uno director ambushed by armed assailants

Journalist Arnulfo Aguilar believes the incident was linked to his coverage of a Wikileaks report implicating the Honduran Armed Forces in illegal arms sales.

Link to: La Voz de Zacate Grande journalist targeted

La Voz de Zacate Grande journalist targeted

After someone sabotaged his vehicle by inserting nails into the car tires, Pedro Canales was intercepted by two men who threatened him and pointed their guns at him.

Link to: Journalist grazed by bullet during dispersal of demonstrators

Journalist grazed by bullet during dispersal of demonstrators

David Corea Arteaga suffered an injury to the face while covering a violent dispersal of demonstrators in Planes, Colón.