New York, April 1, 2009–Gunmen shot and killed Honduran radio journalist Rafael Munguía Ortiz Tuesday night in the northern city of San Pedro Sula, according to local news reports. Honduran authorities must conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into Munguía’s killing and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
New York, October 19, 2007—Unidentified individuals shot and killed Honduran radio journalist Carlos Salgado Thursday afternoon as he was leaving the offices of Radio Cadena Voces in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. The Committee to Protect Journalists is investigating whether Salgado’s murder is linked to his work as a journalist. Salgado, 67, host of the…
Mr. President: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to express concern about your decision to force Honduran broadcasters to air programs with government information, a plan that violates the right to free expression as enshrined in the Honduran constitution.
MAY 8, 2006 Posted: June 1, 2006 Octavio Carvajal, STC Noticias HARASSED Carvajal, host of the opinion program “Zonas de Debates” and the news show “Más que Noticias” for the Tegucigalpa-based radio station STC Noticias, was attacked and threatened by an official of the local telecommunications company Hondutel. Carvajal believes the attack was motivated by…
New York, May 26, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a new ruling by the Honduran Supreme Court of Justice that strikes down the desacato, or contempt, provision in the country’s Penal Code. The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Chamber ruled on May 19 that Article 345 of the Penal Code was unconstitutional because it provided “special…