"A group of 25 civil society organizations from seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua) presented a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on trends in indirect censorship of freedom of expression in the region. At the hearing “Affectations on the Right to Freedom of Expression […]
“The Nicaraguan government detained a journalist after he reported on a television channel about increases in food prices, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) denounced this Thursday [Nov. 14]. 'The Nicaraguan government must immediately release Canal 23 journalist Elsbeth D'Anda, who was arrested on October 27 after reporting on the increasing cost of basic food […]
"The report on violations of press freedom in Nicaragua, corresponding to the months of July, August and September 2024, prepared by the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for its initials in Spanish), reveals that in this quarter, around 15 journalists were forced into exile due to censorship and harassment in the country. […]
"On July 4, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or IACHR, filed Case 14.746 against Nicaragua with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The case concerns the extrajudicial execution of journalist Ángel Eduardo Gahona López by state agents and the ongoing impunity surrounding the crime. On April 21, 2018, journalist Ángel Gahona López was […]
"Editor’s note: This alert has been updated to remove previous mentions of journalist Fabiola Tercero, whose whereabouts are still unknown after police raided her home on July 12, 2014, according to news reports. Nicaraguan authorities deported 135 political prisoners to Guatemala on Thursday, Sept. 5, including journalist Víctor Ticay. [...] Authorities arrested Ticay, a reporter for privately owned TV broadcaster Canal 10, […]
“Nicaragua has escalated its persecution of critical voices since 2018, pushing freedom of expression to a nearly nonexistent state, according to a joint submission to the United Nations by the Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other journalism and human rights groups. The submission, prepared for Nicaragua’s Universal Periodic Review in 2024, documents the government’s […]
“The Legal Defense Network, composed of the Nicaragua Nunca Más Human Rights Collective and the Independent Journalists and Communicators of Nicaragua (PCIN), presented its report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in its fourth cycle, highlighting the closure of 49 media outlets and at least 18,869 assaults on press freedom between 2019 and 2023. […] […]
“The Association of Independent Journalists and Communicators of Nicaragua (PCIN, for its acronym in Spanish) denounced the 'disappearance' of the journalist, Fabiola Tercero. At the same time, it expressed 'deep concern and dismay' at a new day of persecution against men and women of the press, during the last two weeks. 'PCIN has tried in […]
“Immigration officials in Nicaragua denied entry to the Cuban activist and independent journalist Yoel Acosta Gámez and his wife, Alisanni Lores Furones, the legal advisory group Cubalex reported on X. The activist said in a video posted by Cubalex that they bought the tickets three months in advance. They had a flight scheduled for 4 […]
“Police from Daniel Ortega's regime detained journalist Orlando Chávez Esquivel, from [the city of] León, after raiding his house on the night of Sunday, May 19, as the organization Alertas Libertad de Prensa reported on social networks. Chávez is director of the news program 'El Metropolitano,' which is broadcast Monday through Friday on La Consentida […]
“Nicaraguan media outlets that only operate on the internet are preparing for the approval of a new law that seeks to control the content of audiovisual creators and media outlets.” Watch original video report (in Spanish)
“At least 253 Nicaraguan journalists have left their country since April 2018 for security reasons - or suffered banishment - by the government of Daniel Ortega, according to a report released Sunday (April 21) by the Costa Rica-based NGO Colectivo de Derechos Humanos Nicaragua Nunca Más (Nicaragua Never Again Human Rights Collective). The report was […]