César Omar Silva Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez at a construction site in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in January 2018. An unidentified man with a knife attempted to attack journalist César Omar Silva on February 13 amid ongoing political unrest in Honduras following the reelection of President Juan Orlando Hernández and a subsequent security crackdown, according to reports. (Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

Attacker tries to stab Honduran journalist during live broadcast

February 16, 2018 12:03 PM EST

New York, February 16, 2018–Honduran authorities should take swift action to identify and bring to justice the man who attempted to stab television reporter César Omar Silva during a live broadcast, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.