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  #1 evaurelia on 11 Apr 10

   

  meant to put this with the article posting, As of March 14th, Palacios was the 3rd journalist to be murdered in 2010. His tragic death was caused by bullets, 42 holes were found in his car, and the 2 passengers were severely injured aswell. He had covered drug trafficking, local politics and an agrarian conflict between landowners and peasants in the Aguán region. Death threats preceded his murder.
  
  The International Press Institute (IPI) has declared Honduras the second most dangerous country to be a journalist, after Mexico. UNESCO has condemned the killing. "The murder of Mr Nahúm Palacios Arteaga is a denial of freedom of information, a fundamental right that is a cornerstone of a democratic society," declared General Director Irina Bokova. "I call on the authorities to do their utmost to bring the perpetrators to justice, to show that impunity will not be tolerated in Honduras."
  
  This incident is one of many hhuman rights violations that have occured in the country due to the radical tactics of the political factions and gangs within Honduras.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">meant to put this with the article posting, As of March 14th, Palacios was the 3rd journalist to be murdered in 2010. His tragic death was caused by bullets, 42 holes were found in his car, and the 2 passengers were severely injured aswell. He had covered drug trafficking, local politics and an agrarian conflict between landowners and peasants in the Aguán region. Death threats preceded his murder. <br /> <br /> The International Press Institute (IPI) has declared Honduras the second most dangerous country to be a journalist, after Mexico. UNESCO has condemned the killing. "The murder of Mr Nahúm Palacios Arteaga is a denial of freedom of information, a fundamental right that is a cornerstone of a democratic society," declared General Director Irina Bokova. "I call on the authorities to do their utmost to bring the perpetrators to justice, to show that impunity will not be tolerated in Honduras." <br /> <br /> This incident is one of many hhuman rights violations that have occured in the country due to the radical tactics of the political factions and gangs within Honduras.</div>

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