José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez (1958 – March 26, 2010) was a Honduran radio journalist. Mairena, and his colleague, Manuel de Jesús Juárez, was one of five Honduran journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010.[1]
On March 26, 2010, Mairena and his colleague, Manuel de Jesús Juárez, were ambushed while driving in eastern Honduras.[1] Mairena and Juarez had just finished hosting a radio program when the vehicle they were driving was attacked near the town of Juticalpa in the eastern Olancho Department.[1] The unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car and then shot both journalists.[1] Juarez was 52 years old at the time of his killing.[1]
Mairena was one of five journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Jayarajan, Nayana (2010-03-29). "Two Radio Journalists Shot Dead in Honduras, Bringing Number of Journalists Murdered in March to Five". International Press Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ Renderos, Alex (2010-03-31). "In Honduras, journalist slayings raise alarm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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