David Romero Ellner (died 18 July 2020)[1] was a Honduran journalist, lawyer and politician. He was a Liberal party congressman and formerly mayor of Tegucigalpa.[2][3] He was director of Radio Globo and Globo TV.[4] He was known for his investigations into corruption in the country.[5]
He died on 18 July 2020, from COVID-19 that he contracted in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras.[4] Earlier in 2020, CPJ and 190 other agencies urged world leaders to release all journalists imprisoned for their work due to the threat of incurring COVID-19 in prison.[6][4]
- ^ "Muere el controvertido periodista hondureño, David Romero Ellner por COVID-19". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 July 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "David Romero Ellner: Una vida de servicio social y controversia". 18 July 2020.
- ^ Los hechos hablan por sí mismos: informe preliminar sobre los desaparecidos. Honduras. Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos. p. 39
- ^ a b c "Hondurese journalist overleden na oplopen coronavirus in gevangenis / Villamedia". www.villamedia.nl.
- ^ "David Romero Ellner: Una vida de servicio social y controversia". 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Honduran journalist David Romero dies after contracting COVID-19 in jail". July 19, 2020.
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