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Independent press denounces attacks during electoral process in Nicaragua

  • Source: AFP
  • November 10, 2021

"The organization Periodistas y Comunicadores Independientes de Nicaragua (PCIN) denounced this Wednesday [Nov. 10] that it recorded 52 attacks against the press during the electoral process that culminated on Sunday with the re-election of President Daniel Ortega for a fourth consecutive term.

Between Oct. 25 and Nov. 7, voting day, there were '52 attacks, of which six are classified as crimes, all committed by agents of the Nicaraguan national police,' the group said in a preliminary report."

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