Thousands of people have taken to the streets of many cities across Honduras to protest the killings of journalists in the Central American republic.

The demonstrators, who were chanting "Killing journalists does not kill the truth," marched past the offices of the president and the human rights commission in the capital Tegucigalpa on Friday, AFP reported.

According to organizers, some 5,000 people attended the demonstration in Tegucigalpa, but protests were also staged in San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Comayagua and Choluteca.

"No more impunity," said one sign held by an activist. Another sign read, "United for peace and freedom.”

Since President Manuel Zelaya was toppled on June 28, 2009 in a military coup, twenty journalists have been killed in Honduras.

Last week, the body of 47-year-old HRN Radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro Rivera was found blindfolded and with gunshot wounds to his head, a police spokesman said.

A week before Rivera had been kidnapped.

Honduras has been plagued by political turmoil following the 2009 military coup. Military rule, corruption, an enormous wealth gap, crime and natural disasters have turned Honduras into one of the poorest and least secure countries in Central America.

Source: PressTV