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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Honduran cameraman murdered

The bullet-riddled body of Honduran cameraman Manuel Murillo Varela was found in the capital, Tegucigalpa, on Thursday (24 October).

After Murillo was kidnapped and tortured by police in February 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called on the Honduran authorities to protect him.

That incident followed Murillo's statements to the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras and the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation that policemen seeking video footage of demonstrations by opponents of the June 2009 military coup had threatened to kill his family.

Murillo continued his freelance journalism work despite continual threats and intimidation.

The Paris-based press freedom organisation, Reporters Without Borders, called on the authorities to investigate Murillo's murder. It added: "We also call for an end to impunity for all crimes of violence against journalists."

Source: Reporters Without Borders

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