US EditionSalvadoran Journalist Murdered in Honduras
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras.A Salvadoran journalist, Antonio Hercules, was shot dead this Sunday in Honduras, where he worked on a local television station, despite having state protection measures.Hercules, who had enjoyed the protection mechanism of human rights defenders, justice operators and journalists since 2023, was attacked while driving a taxi of his property in the town of Copán, about 200 km northwest of Tegucigalpa, the police reported.He…
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS. The Central American Network of Journalists strongly condemned the murder of Honduran journalist Javier Antonio Hercules Salinas, which took place on the morning of June 1 in front of his home in Santa Rosa de Copán. Uclés, communicator of the local channel A Todo Noticias (ATN), had protection measures of the National Protection Mechanism after [...]
The journalist had received threats and survived an attempted kidnapping. Organizations report that the crime may be linked to his journalistic work. Día a Día News Honduras—Salvadoran journalist Antonio Hércules was shot and killed on Sunday in the municipality of Copán, in northwestern Honduras, where he had lived for five years and worked for the local channel A Todo Noticias. Hércules, who also drove a taxi of his own, was attacked while dri…
The journalist shot dead this Sunday in Santa Rosa de Copán, had denounced previous threats and was under the State Protection Mechanism. By Itsmania Platero The Honduran Journalist's College (CPH) condemned the vicious murder of journalist Javier Antonio Hercules Salinas, which took place early this Sunday, June 1, in Santa Rosa de Copán, while demanding a transparent and credible investigation into the state security forces. “We condemn and de…
The executive director of the Association for Democracy and Human Rights, journalist Dina Maza, told the AFP via telephone that the crime "is directly linked to the exercise of journalism."
He worked for TV channel A Todo Noticias. He lived with his wife and children in Honduras.
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