CATEGORY: Americas

Honduras: Radio journalist kidnapped

A senior radio journalist has been kidnapped in Honduras, outside the country's capital Tegucigalpa. News presenter on HRN Radio Alfredo Villatoro was abducted on the way to his office on Wednesday morning. The journalist's captors contacted his...

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Argentina: Journalist beaten to death

A reporter was beaten to death as he entered his home in Neuquén, Argentina, on 29 April. Adolfo Salazar, journalist and owner of the FM radio station La Radio de Fito, is reported to have died from head trauma.  According to local police, the...

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Three photographers found dismembered in Veracruz

The bodies of three photographers from the city of Veracruz --- Gabriel Huge, Gabriel Luna Varela, Guillermo Rodriguez--- were found dismembered and dumped in local waterway as Mexicans celebrated World Press Freedom Day yesterday.  The bodies...

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Mexico: Journalist protection law approved

Mexico's Congress this week approved a law for the protection of human rights workers and journalists. The law requires that journalists and media outlets facing attacks because of their work should be offered protection. The law was...

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