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Honduras' Minister of Security Gustavo Sanchez Minister of Defence Jose Manuel Zelaya speaks during a press conference next to Honduras' Minister of Security Gustavo Sanchez, Police Chief Juan Manuel Godoy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Roosevelt Leonel Hernandez Aguilar in Tegucigalpa, Honduras August 30, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Stringer)

Honduran journalist Frank Mejía files complaint alleging police abuse during in-home detention

Mexico City, May 27, 2025—Honduran authorities should conduct a prompt, thorough, and transparent investigation into the arbitrary detention, accounts of physical abuse and threats against journalist Frank Mejía, and ensure those responsible are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. In the early hours of Sunday, May 18, police officers raided Mejía’s home…

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Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel shot, killed in Atima

Mexico City, January 30, 2024—Honduran authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Luis Alonso Teruel, determine if he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On the night of Sunday, January 28, Teruel was traveling in a vehicle with his 11-year-old son when…

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Honduran journalist Edwin Josué Andino shot, killed in Comayagüela

Guatemala City, October 24, 2022 — Honduran authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Edwin Josué Andino, determine if he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. In the morning of October 10, unidentified individuals dressed in police uniforms kidnapped Andino from his…

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Camera operator and TV host Ricardo Ávila shot, killed in southwest Honduras

Guatemala City, June 2, 2022 — Honduran authorities must conduct a credible and exhaustive investigation into the killing of camera operator and TV host Ricardo Alcides Ávila in southwest Honduras and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Around 5 a.m. on May 26, an unidentified person shot Ávila in…

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