Articles by Comité por la Libre Expresión – C-Libre
Journalist, human rights defender killed
Three weeks ago Erick Martínez Ávila had announced his candidacy for deputy of Francisco Morazán department in the Libre party, which is a political wing of the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP) that was created after the 2009 coup d’état.
TV programme director gets hundreds of threatening text messages
According to journalist Edgardo Castro, the discussion of social issues such as speaking in favour of peasants, minimum salaries and in defense of workers, and against crime, is what makes the oligarchy threaten journalists.
Shots fired at journalist’s home
As Selvin Martínez was returning from a work trip to San Pedro Sula, he saw people in a red car firing towards his home.
TV journalist survives assassination attempt
Elder Joel Aguilar, a correspondent for Canal 6, had recently reported on an armed gang holdup of four trucks carrying shipments of coffee.
Journalist and human rights defender threatened with sexual violence
Dina Meza Elvir, a journalist and human rights defender with the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras, has receiving threatening telephone calls and text messages.
TV show host shot dead
According to reports by Maya TV, journalist Noel Valladares had received death threats and had been subjected to attempted extortion.
Radio journalist assaulted, gets death threat from Liberal Party leaders
Radio Globo journalist Rony Espinoza reported that he was attacked and threatened with death by Liberal Party leaders accompanying Monsignor Luis Alfonso Santos to a political event.
Journalist receives death threat in Choloma
On the day he received the threats, Alex Roberto Sabillón Gómez had reported on increases in water rates and human rights violations against street vendors and market tenants.