Homage to Juan Carlos Argeñal
Homage to Juan Carlos Argeñal
Photograph of a table set with items that form a tribute to the Honduran journalist Juan Carlos Argeñal, who was murdered on 7 December 2013 for disseminating news about local government corruption. This homage was created for a conference titled Los Crimines Contra Periodistas Impulsan el Silencio en Honduras, which was organised by the Honduran Centre in collaboration with PEN International and took place on 5 December 2018 at the Hotel Real Intercontinental in Tegucigalpa. This conference aimed to call attention to the extent to which crimes committed against journalists in Honduras have caused a chilling effect upon free expression throughout the country, and particularly focused on commemorating Argeñal, whose case was supported and campaigned for by the Honduran Centre, alongside PEN International and other PEN Centres.