Honduras coup leaders tighten curbs on media
Coup leaders in Honduras have tightened a media clampdown on support for the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya.
A law unveiled last week enabled the interim government to shut radio and TV stations which incited "social anarchy" or "national hatred"; last month masked soldiers helped close two pro-Zelaya networks. The authorities, stung by international condemnation, recently promised to revoke the emergency measures but have yet to do so.
Interior minister Oscar Matute told Reuters that the law "doesn't represent any kind of control of the media; no journalist, no media outlet, can act as an apologist for hatred and violence."
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