Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga

Nahúm Elí Palacios Arteaga (? - March 14, 2010) was a Honduran journalist and reporter. Arteaga was the news director for the Canal 5 television network in Aguán and the host of a news program on Radio Tocoa within the Colón Department along the Caribbean coast.^[1][1]

An investigative reporter, Arteaga focused on local politics, drug trafficking and violence in Honduras.^[1] He was also known for reporting on an ongoing conflict between landowners and peasant farmers in the northern Aguán region of the country.^[1] Arteaga reportedly received threats from members of the Honduran military in June 2009 for critical coverage of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état which ousted former President Manuel Zelaya.^[1] He also received anonymous death threats from criminal organizations operating in the country.^[1] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the government to specifically protect Arteaga in July 2009.^[1]

Arteaga was shot and killed at the age of 36 while driving to his home at approximately 10:30 p.m on March 14, 2010.^[2] Arteaga was driving in the northern city of Tocoa when two car came alongside his car and fired at his vehicle with AK-47 assault rifles. Arteaga, who was shot several times, died at the scene of the attack.^[1] The car in which Arteaga was travelling received 42 bullet holes in the attack.^[2] A woman in his car was treated for injuries at a local hospital, while a cameraman escaped the attack unharmed.^[2]

Arteaga's killing triggered protests by dozens of journalists on March 15, 2010, in the city of San Pedro Sula.^[2] The journalists demanded an end to violence against colleagues in the country.^[2]

Arteaga was one of five journalists to be killed in Honduras in March 2010.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Greenslade, Roy (2010-03-22). "Journalists murdered in Mexico and Honduras". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/mar/22/press-freedom-journalist-safety. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest". Associated Press (Google News). 2010-03-15. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4pN90I_KYuYxWbB76B5n0VU4L_QD9EFAEF00. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
3. ^ Renderos, Alex (2010-03-31). "In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/31/world/la-fg-honduras-reporters31-2010mar31. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 

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Name	Arteaga, Nahum Eli Palacios
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Short description	Journalist
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Date of death	March 14, 2010
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