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Roosevelt Hernández, former head of the Honduran armed forces' Joint Chiefs, was ordered to defend himself without pretrial detention in a case stemming from a military digital newspaper's 2025–2026 publications targeting three journalists.

A court rejected a legal appeal by retired General Roosevelt Hernández, who now must appear for his first hearing on August 19 to face charges related to alleged actions against journalists and press freedom.

A court hearing for former Armed Forces chief Roosevelt Hernández, accused of inciting discrimination and obstructing press freedom against three journalists, has been postponed to August 19 after the originally scheduled August 7 session did not occur.

Journalist Rodrigo Wong Arévalo responded to charges against former military commander Roosevelt Hernández over alleged attacks on media freedom and election officials, arguing that press criticism is protected expression and that Hernández flouted constitutional mandates.

A lawyer representing three journalists in the case against retired general Roosevelt Hernández challenged the court's rescheduling of a pretrial hearing, saying the judicial communications office announced the change to the media before formally notifying the parties.

A court hearing for former joint chief of staff Roosevelt Hernández, who faces charges related to alleged attacks on press freedom, has been rescheduled after his defense cited a conflicting judicial appointment.

A Honduran court has ordered television journalist César Silva to pay 300,000 lempiras (about $11,200) in damages to a Venezuelan man after a confrontational 2019 encounter, a case Silva says was dismissed under the previous administration but reactivated following the return of the Nationalist Party to power.