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Link to: National police detain Radio Progreso journalist

National police detain Radio Progreso journalist

National police apprehended Pedro López, a Radio Progeso correspondent, while he was covering a take-over of a road in the community of Triunfo.

Link to: Journalists injured while covering protest

Journalists injured while covering protest

Richard Cásula and Salvador Sandoval were reporting on the police’s attempts to suppress a protest at the Honduras Media Education College.

Link to: Journalists attacked by National Police officers in separate incidents

Journalists attacked by National Police officers in separate incidents

The journalists were covering the forcible removal of professors from the Honduras Media Education College (COPEMH).

Link to: Community radio correspondent receives death threat

Community radio correspondent receives death threat

The individual who issued the death threat against Ethel Corea had, just hours before, shot at the president of the radio station’s administrative board.

Link to: Thirty-four IFEX members urge President Museveni to respect press freedom in lead-up to general elections

Thirty-four IFEX members urge President Museveni to respect press freedom in lead-up to general elections

The signing organisations are alarmed by the decreasing space for the voices of journalists and opposition parties during the run-up to the 18 February 2011 general elections.

Link to: Journalist gets death threats from Armed Forces lieutenant colonel

Journalist gets death threats from Armed Forces lieutenant colonel

Esdras Amado López reported that a member of the Armed Forces threatened to kill him during a confrontation near the Honduran Institute for Social Security.

Link to: Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists

Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists

On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.

Link to: IFEX-ALC launches guide on best practices for monitoring and documenting attacks on free expression

IFEX-ALC launches guide on best practices for monitoring and documenting attacks on free expression

The guide outlines a number of crucial steps to standardise monitoring, investigating, analysing and documenting free expression violations in the region.