Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga
Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga (? - March 14, 2010) was a Honduran journalist and reporter. Arteaga 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][1]
An investigative reporter, Arteaga focused on local politics, drug trafficking and violence in Honduras.[1] He was also known for reporting on an ongoing conflict between landowners and peasant farmers in the northern Aguán region of the country.[1] Arteaga reportedly received threats from memnbers of the Honduran military in June 2009 for critical coverage of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état which ousted former President Manuel Zelaya.[1] He also received anonymous death threats from criminal organziations operating in the country.[1] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the government to specifically protect Arteaga in July 2009.[1]
Arteaga was shot and killed at the age of 36 while driving to his home at approximately 10:30 p.m on March 14, 2010.[2] Arteaga was driving in the northern city of Tocoa when two car came alongside his car and fired at his vehicle with AK-47 assault rifles. Arteaga, who was shot several times, died at the scene of the attack.[1] The car in which Arteaga was travelling received 42 bullet holes in the attack.[2] A woman in his car was treated for injuries at a local hospital, while a cameraman escaped the attack unharmed.[2]
Arteaga's killing triggered protests by dozens of journalists on March 15, 2010, in the city of San Pedro Sula.[2] The journalists demanded an end to violence against colleagues in the country.[2]
Arteaga was one of five journalists to be killed in Honduras in March 2010.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Greenslade, Roy (2010-03-22). "Journalists murdered in Mexico and Honduras". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-10. Cite error: The named reference "cpj" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e "Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest". Associated Press. Google News. 2010-03-15. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Renderos, Alex (2010-03-31). "In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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