Journalism

Honduras's prosecutor's office filed charges against Roosevelt Hernández, former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for alleged attacks on press freedom through a military digital publication's campaign against journalists between 2025 and 2026.

Bessy Carolina Martínez de Centeno, a prominent Honduran journalist, has died; the National College of Journalists issued a statement mourning the loss of its member.

Arístides Aceituno, the founding director of the digital news outlet Hondudiario, died Thursday in Tegucigalpa after a battle with a brain tumor.

Arístides Aceituno Calderón, founder of Hondudiario.com and a respected figure in Honduran journalism who served as an adviser to the presidential office, died at 67 following complications from surgery.

Marco Tulio Rodas Matamoros, 28, a sports producer for Televicentro's TVC Deportes in Honduras, drowned after being caught in a rip current at El Zonte beach in El Salvador.

Gustavo Ramos, a respected Honduran journalist who worked for Radio Globo, Hable Como Habla, and Radio Nacional de Honduras, died on June 2 at 63; colleagues honored his decades of commitment to professional journalism and public service.