This is what Frank La Rue said, UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, who recently visited the country and met several Honduran journalists and human rights organizations.

In an interview with Radio Globo, La Rue stated that the de facto government led by Roberto Micheletti does not allow “free demonstrations by the people denouncing the Coup and demanding the return of Zelaya”.

In addition, he said that journalists are the target of attacks by the coup regime, which does not allow them to inform in an objective way about what is happening in the country.

An example of the intimidation suffered by the journalists who criticize the dictatorship is what happened to the Director of Radio Coco Dulce Station, Alfredo López, who was arrested during the repression to the massive protests which took place this week.

Still with bruises caused by the police, López talked about what he considered a new era in Honduras´ history, where, despite the repression, the popular movements “have not stopped fighting to end the de facto government”.

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