Honduran radio news presenter and editor Alfredo Villatoro was kidnapped near his home just outside the country's capital city Tegucigalpa.
Villatoro, who hosts the morning news programme at the leading radio station, HRN, was on his way to the office when abducted from his car. His captors later contacted his family. It is thought they will seek a ransom.
Villatoro's abduction comes three days after journalist and gay rights activist Erik Martinez Ávila was found dead, as I reported yesterday.
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world and has become increasingly dangerous for journalists.
Since the 2009 military coup that overthrew the former president Manuel Zelaya, more than 20 journalists have been killed in Honduras, according to the IPI's Death Watch.
Source: IPI
