Committee to Protect Journalists - Belize

BELIZE: Journalist beaten outside home in Belize City

2007-10-02T16:00:00Z

OCTOBER 2, 2007
Posted December 19, 2007

Rufus X, Krem Radio, Krem TV
ATTACKED

An unidentified assailant attacked Rufus X, host of news programs on local Krem TV and Krem Radio, outside his home in Belize City, breaking his arm with an iron rod, according to reports on the local press.

BELIZE: Unidentified individuals vandalize local journalist’s car

2007-09-28T16:00:00Z

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Posted December 18, 2007

Evan Hyde, Amandala, Krem TV, Krem Radio
THREATENED

Unidentified individuals vandalized a car owned by Hyde, host of news programs on Belize City-based TV Krem and Radio Krem and contributor to the local biweekly publication Amandala, outside his home in Belize City on September 28. According to reports in the local press, Hyde also found two explosive devices inside the vehicle.

CPJ concerned about threats against journalist who has fled to the United States

2003-03-14T17:00:00Z

Your Excellency:

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about threats made against Belize journalist Melvin Flores, who fled to the United States. Flores began receiving threats and menacing telephone calls following the publication of an exposé about corruption in Belize City, the country's largest metropolis.

Flores, 33, is a prominent investigative journalist who has written for the Belize City–based biweekly Amandala for 11 years. A citizen of Honduras and a permanent resident of Belize, Flores travels on a Honduran passport.