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===Assassination===
===Assassination===
Palacios was shot and killed while driving home at approximately 10:30 pm on March 14, 2010.<ref name=ap>{{cite news|title=Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4pN90I_KYuYxWbB76B5n0VU4L_QD9EFAEF00|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=2010-03-15|access-date=2010-04-10|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ot9GCh7W?url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4pN90I_KYuYxWbB76B5n0VU4L_QD9EFAEF00|archive-date=2010-04-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Palacios was driving in the northern city of [[Tocoa, Colón|Tocoa]] when two cars came alongside his car and fired at his vehicle with [[AK-47]] assault rifles. Palacios, who was shot several times, died at the scene of the attack.<ref name=cpj/> The car in which Palacios was travelling received 42 bullet holes in the attack.<ref name=ap/> A woman in his car was treated for injuries at a local hospital, while a cameraman escaped the attack unharmed. Palacios was 36 years old when he died.<ref name=ap/>
Palacios was shot and killed while driving home at approximately 10:30 pm on March 14, 2010.<ref name=ap>{{cite news|title=Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4pN90I_KYuYxWbB76B5n0VU4L_QD9EFAEF00|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=2010-03-15|access-date=2010-04-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524214415/https://www.webcitation.org/5ot9GCh7W?url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4pN90I_KYuYxWbB76B5n0VU4L_QD9EFAEF00|archive-date=2024-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> Palacios was driving in the northern city of [[Tocoa, Colón|Tocoa]] when two cars came alongside his car and fired at his vehicle with [[AK-47]] assault rifles. Palacios, who was shot several times, died at the scene of the attack.<ref name=cpj/> The car in which Palacios was travelling received 42 bullet holes in the attack.<ref name=ap/> A woman in his car was treated for injuries at a local hospital, while a cameraman escaped the attack unharmed. Palacios was 36 years old when he died.<ref name=ap/>


Palacios was one of five journalists to be killed in Honduras in March 2010.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Renderos|title=In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/31/world/la-fg-honduras-reporters31-2010mar31|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2010-03-31 |access-date=2010-04-05}}</ref>
Palacios was one of five journalists to be killed in Honduras in March 2010.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Renderos|title=In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-31-la-fg-honduras-reporters31-2010mar31-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2010-03-31 |access-date=2010-04-05}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:35, 15 August 2024

Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga
DiedMarch 14, 2010

Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga (died March 14, 2010) was a Honduran journalist and reporter. Palacios was the news director for the Canal 5 television network in Aguán and the host of a news program on Radio Tocoa within the Colón Department along the Caribbean coast.[1][2]

Biography

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An investigative reporter, Palacios focused on local politics, drug trafficking and violence in Honduras.[2] He was also known for reporting on an ongoing conflict between landowners and peasant farmers in the northern Aguán region of the country.[2] Palacios reportedly received threats from members of the Honduran military in June 2009 for critical coverage of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état which ousted former President Manuel Zelaya.[2] He also received anonymous death threats from criminal organizations operating in the country.[2] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the government to specifically protect Palacios in July 2009.[2]

Assassination

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Palacios was shot and killed while driving home at approximately 10:30 pm on March 14, 2010.[3] Palacios was driving in the northern city of Tocoa when two cars came alongside his car and fired at his vehicle with AK-47 assault rifles. Palacios, who was shot several times, died at the scene of the attack.[2] The car in which Palacios was travelling received 42 bullet holes in the attack.[3] A woman in his car was treated for injuries at a local hospital, while a cameraman escaped the attack unharmed. Palacios was 36 years old when he died.[3]

Palacios was one of five journalists to be killed in Honduras in March 2010.[4]

Reaction

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Palacios's killing triggered protests by dozens of journalists on March 15, 2010, in the city of San Pedro Sula.[3] The journalists demanded an end to violence against colleagues in the country.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Greenslade, Roy (2010-03-22). "Journalists murdered in Mexico and Honduras". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Third Honduran journalist gunned down in two weeks". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest". Associated Press. 2010-03-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  4. ^ Renderos, Alex (2010-03-31). "In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-04-05.