The Resurrection of a Honduran Journalist
May 13, 2016
The Resurrection of a Honduran Journalist
Days after suffering a double attempt on his life, Felix Molina gets back to work covering the case of slain indigenous leader Berta Caceres
JESSE FREESTON: World Press Freedom Day 2016, and this is where one of Honduras's most renowned journalists spent the day. Winner of the 2012 Chavkin Award for Journalistic Integrity in Latin America, Felix Molina is a voice of reason for many who live in one of the most unequal and violent countries in the world. His popularity grew greatly after his nightly radio program became the spot for news and debate around the resistance to the 2009 coup d'etat in Honduras.
FELIX MOLINA: (Translated from Spanish) May 2 is the day that I survived two attacks. At noon a young man and woman attempted to shoot me while I was in a taxi on my way to the studio to do my radio show. And that same night, in the same place, because, well, I'm a preacher against fear I had even forgotten that at that intersection, in front of that 5-star hotel, just three blocks from the Presidential Palace, at least one of hte people who attacked me might still be there. This time they succeeded. They stole my phone and then shot me. A single bullet that went right through both of my legs.
FREESTON: Just five days after Felix himself became a victim of the violence he's reported on he was out of the hospital and back at work, though under new and strict security measures.
MOLINA: A lot has been happening in Honduras while I've been stuck in a hospital bed. But, I wanted to do something different. While this country and this city continue to become more like a jungle each day, I went looking for the refuge of the maternal heart. I sought out Austraberta, the mother of Berta Caceres, who for me is a kind of spiritual guide, a healer. She also said publicly, when she heard what happened to me, that she wanted to give me a hug.
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