Being a journalist in Honduras is likely to get you killed. And it could be Canada's fault.
Being a journalist in Honduras is likely to get you killed. And it could be Canada's fault.
By Duncan Pike | August 17, 2016
On May 2, 2016, Honduran journalist Félix Molina survived two attempts on his life. On his way to record his daily radio show, Molina was approached by a man and woman. The woman aimed a revolver at Molina's head while the man yelled, "Shoot him!" The taxi quickly peeled away.
"Ufff, what a country we live in!" Molina wrote on his Facebook page.
Six hours after the first attempt, Molina was on his way home from work when the same man from earlier recognized him in traffic. "This time you're not getting away, you son of a bitch," he said. A second man fired a revolver, and a bullet passed through both of Molina's legs.
Molina has worked in journalism for more than three decades as an outspoken advocate for government and military accountability and human rights, winning the Chavkin Award in 2012 for Integrity in Journalism in Latin America. As a result, he has come under threat and attack on multiple occasions.
On June 28, 2009, the Honduran military kidnapped the country's leftist President Manuel Zelaya, deposed him and sent him into exile. On the day of the coup, Molina was working for Radio Progreso, one of the few national media outlets that offered critical coverage of the event. Soon after, Molina created a national anti-coup radio space by launching a radio program called Resistencia, which became a go-to source for information about coup resistance, news analysis and political debate critical of those responsible for the coup.
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