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July 2, 2020

Reporters German Vallecillo and Jorge Posas Murdered in Northern Honduras
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In Honduras, a TV reporter and videographer were shot to death Wednesday
in the northern city of La Ceiba. German Vallecillo and Jorge Posas were
reportedly working when two gunmen inside a vehicle stopped and opened
fire on them. Five suspects have reportedly been arrested. The Honduran
Association of Journalists says 86 journalists have been killed in
Honduras since 2001, and only seven of those killings have resulted in
prosecutions. Violence against social leaders and journalists in
Honduras has skyrocketed since the U.S.-backed 2009 coup.


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