Attacks on Journalists and Rights Defenders Rose 19.6% in 2025
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 23, 2026 · Originally reported August 22, 2026 by Contracorriente
Honduras logged 235 alerts of attacks on journalists, communicators, and human rights defenders in 2024–2025, with a 19.6% jump in 2025 during the election period, and C-Libre documented 11 murders, an 86.6% impunity rate, and state actors behind more than half of all incidents.
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