CPJ called on Honduran authorities to investigate threats against freelance journalist Nina Lakhani – who is in Honduras to cover the high-profile trial of eight men charged in the 2016 murder of indigenous environmental leader Berta Cáceres – and to ensure journalists are able to report safely from the country.
Source: MEDIA FEED
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