Articles by Comité por la Libre Expresión – C-Libre
Honduran sports club president threatens to kill journalist who aired criticism of football team
Sports reporter Ramón Rojas was the target of death threats aimed at him by Bernardo Alvarado, a president of the sports club Deporte Savio F.C., after he aired comments from a Deporte Savio coach saying the team’s poor showing was the fault of the administration.
Transparency, independent media are vital for global development plan
195 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the UN to put government accountability and independent media at the centre of a new framework for global development.
Women’s rights defender receives anonymous threatening text messages in Honduras
Journalist Yanina Romero, from the Women’s Rights Centre in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, reported to C-Libre that she has been the victim of threats via text message on a day she had participated in a TV programme discussing the problems of insecurity and vulnerability for journalists.
Journalist threatened for Honduran election campaign coverage
Journalist Cesar Obando Flores, who works for the local broadcaster Libre Estereo, in Santa Rosa de Aguán, Colón, reported that he has received direct threats related to his coverage of the 24 November 2013 election.
Cameraman killed in Honduras three years after being tortured
Cameraman Manuel Murillo Varela was found dead on 24 October 2013 with three gunshot wounds in his face in the capital district of Honduras. Murillo had been the beneficiary of precautionary measures from the government since February 2010 when he was kidnapped and tortured.
Union leader gets death threats for collective bargaining in Honduras
Three heavily armed men attempted to break down the door of union secretary general Víctor Crespo’s home. Crespo told C-Libre that the attack against him was related to his current efforts towards collective bargaining with intermediary contractors from the International Container Terminal Services Inc.
Defenders of natural resources fear for their safety in Honduras
José María Pineda, who works to defend and protect natural resources, along with Ramón Santiago Matute and Consuelo Soto, are in extreme danger after the triple murder on 25 August 2013 of their colleagues and fellow activists.
Police officer killed after investigating threats against Honduran journalist
Rubén Rolando Méndez Montenegro, an officer with the National Police Special Forces in charge of investigating threats and attacks against journalist José Luis Galdámez Álvarez and his family, was shot to death in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on 19 August 2013.