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December 3, 2019

Honduran TV Host José Aritas Murdered in Puerto Cortés
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Honduran TV host José Arita was murdered last week in the northern
coastal city of Puerto Cortés. Shortly after the broadcast of his
nightly political show, The Hour of Truth, four unidentified individuals
in a car shot at Arita outside a convenience store, killing him
instantly. Their motives are unknown. The Honduran College of
Journalists says over 80 journalists have been killed in the country
since 2001, and at least eight in 2019 alone. Most of the murders are
unsolved.


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