# List of journalists killed in Honduras

This is a list of journalists killed in Honduras.

## 1983

* Dial Torgerson, American war correspondent of Los Angeles Times - 21 June 1983 in Trojes, El Paraíso.

## 2001

* Aristides Soto, Televicentro sports commentator - 5 October 2001 in San Pedro Sula.

## 2003

* Germán Antonio Rivas, Mayavisión Canal 7 news anchor - 26 November 2003 in Santa Rosa de Copán

## 2007

* Carlos Salgado, Radio Cadena Voces, Host - 18 October 2007 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán

## 2009

* Rafael Munguia, Radio Cadena Voces reporter - 1 April 2009 in San Pedro Sula
* Gabriel Fino Noriega, Estelar Radio - 3 July 2009 in San Juan Pueblo
* Bernardo Rivera Paz - kidnapped on 14 March 2009 in San Pedro Sula and founded dead on 9 July in Florida, Copán.

## 2010

* Nicolás Asfura - 17 February 2010
* Joseph Hernández Ochoa, TV Channel 51, TV host - 1 March 2010 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán
* David Meza Montesinos, TV Channel 45, Radio El Patio, Radio America - 11 March 2010 in La Ceiba, Atlántida
* Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga, TV Channel 5, television presenter - 14 March 2010 in Tocoa, Colón
* José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez, Excélsior and Manuel de Jesús Juárez, Radio Super 10–26 March 2010 in Juticalpa, Olancho
* Luis Antonio Chavez - 13 April 2010
* Jorge Alberto (Georgino) Orellana, Televisión de Honduras, TV host - 20 April 2010 in San Pedro Sula, Cortés
* Carlos Salinas - 8 May 2010
* Luis Arturo Mondragón, Channel 19, owner and TV presenter - 14 June 2010 in El Paraíso, El Paraíso
* Israel Zelaya Díaz, Radio Internacional - 24 August 2010 in San Pedro Sula, Cortés
* Henry Suazo, Radio HRN, Cablevisión del Atlántico - 28 December 2010 in La Masica, Atlántida

## 2011

* Hector Francisco Medina Polanco, Omega Visión, TV host - 10 May 2011 in Morazán, Yoro
* Luis Mendoza Cerrato, Channel 24, owner - 19 May 2011 in Danlí, El Paraíso
* Nery Geremias Orellana, Radio Joconguera - 14 July 2011 in Candelaria, Lempira
* Adán Benítez - 4 July 2011
* Medardo Flores - 8 September 2011
* Luz Marina Paz Villalobos, Radio CHN-Cadena Hondureña de Noticias, radio show host - 6 December 2011 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán

## 2012

* Saira Fabiola Almendárez - 1 March 2012
* Fausto Evelio Hernández Arteaga, also called Fausto Elio Hernández - 11 March 2012
* Noel Alexander Valladares Escoto, Maya TV, TV presenter - 23 April 2012 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán
* Erick Martínez Ávila, Kukulcán, public relations - Missing 5 May 2012 and found dead 7 May 2012 in Guasculile, north of the capital city
* Ángel Alfredo Villatoro, Radio HRN - Abducted 9 May 2012 & discovered dead on 15 May 2012 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán
* Adonis Felipe Bueso Gutiérrez, Radio Stereo Naranja - 8 July 2012 in Villanueva, Cortés
* José Noel Canales Lagos, Hondudiario, online journalist - 10 August 2012 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán

## 2013

* Aníbal Barrow, anchorman for Globo TV, kidnapped by gunmen in San Pedro Sula - 26 June 2013. Found dead on 9 July 2013.
* Juan Carlos Argeñal, Radio Globo correspondent, shot in his house - December 2013.

## 2014

* Hernán Cruz Barnica, 28 May 2014
* Herlyn Espinal, journalist and reporter of Televicentro's newscast Hoy Mismo, disappeared on 19 July 2014, found dead on 21 July 2014.
* Nery Soto, anchor of Canal 23, Olanchito, shot on 14 August 2014.
* Reynaldo Paz Mayes, shot on 15 December 2014 near Comayagua.

## 2017

* Edwin Rivera Paz, 9 July 2017