cyu
28th January 2010, 02:29
See video at http://quixote.org/repression-honduras
This powerful video was made by Cesar Silva, a publicist who before the coup in Honduras worked for Channel 8, the State Television Channel. He made this video in collaboration with Edwin Renn Fajardo Argueta. Once the coup happened, and Channel 8 was no longer directed by the Zelaya government, Cesar continued his work as a journalist, but as an individual in collaboration with Edwin.
After this video was finished, Cesar and Edwin began traveling around to the barrios in Tegucigalpa, showing the video, and educating people about what happened with the coup. This activity led to both of these young men becoming targets of the death squads. Edwin was assassinated on December 22, 2009. He was found in his apartment hanging from the ceiling, haven been strangled with a piece of wire. There was an attempt to make his death look like a suicide, but it is clear from the evidence that it was a murder.
Right after Edwins body was found; Cesar was chased down and dragged out of a taxi. He was taken into custody and tortured for about 30 hours. At that point, he was told, you have an angel out there somewhere, and he has requested that we release you. And they let him go. At that point Cesar decided that it wasnt safe for him to remain in the country, so he decided to flee. He has released this video while en exile, and will continue to produce more videos from the raw material which he still has.
This powerful video was made by Cesar Silva, a publicist who before the coup in Honduras worked for Channel 8, the State Television Channel. He made this video in collaboration with Edwin Renn Fajardo Argueta. Once the coup happened, and Channel 8 was no longer directed by the Zelaya government, Cesar continued his work as a journalist, but as an individual in collaboration with Edwin.
After this video was finished, Cesar and Edwin began traveling around to the barrios in Tegucigalpa, showing the video, and educating people about what happened with the coup. This activity led to both of these young men becoming targets of the death squads. Edwin was assassinated on December 22, 2009. He was found in his apartment hanging from the ceiling, haven been strangled with a piece of wire. There was an attempt to make his death look like a suicide, but it is clear from the evidence that it was a murder.
Right after Edwins body was found; Cesar was chased down and dragged out of a taxi. He was taken into custody and tortured for about 30 hours. At that point, he was told, you have an angel out there somewhere, and he has requested that we release you. And they let him go. At that point Cesar decided that it wasnt safe for him to remain in the country, so he decided to flee. He has released this video while en exile, and will continue to produce more videos from the raw material which he still has.