The head of the United Nations agency that works to defend press freedom spoke out about the recent slayings of another two journalists in Honduras, where at least a dozen reporters have been killed in the past 18 months.
Nery Jeremías Orellana, who served as manager of Radio Joconguera and as a correspondent for Radio Progreso, was gunned down on July 14, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported. The 26-year-old had also been a member of the FARP opposition movement.
Adan Benítez, a 42-year-old reporter for 45TV and Teleceiba Canal 7, was in the northern port city of La Ceiba on July 4, when he was shot in the head by two gunmen who also robbed him.
