"The NGO Colectivo de Derechos Humanos para la Memoria Histórica de Nicaragua on Tuesday called for justice in the killing of Nicaraguan journalist Ángel Gahona, who was shot dead eight years ago while covering protests against the government of Daniel Ortega. The organization said the journalist was killed 'by agents of the Nicaraguan state, who […]
“Sixty-one media outlets shut down, media professionals imprisoned, more than 300 journalists in exile and 65% of Nicaragua’s territory turned into a news desert. After nearly two decades in power, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has successfully carried out a sustained strategy to dismantle independent journalism. Meanwhile, Nicaraguan journalists continue to work […]
"Sandinista lawyer and tourism entrepreneur from León, David Enmanuel Molina Lugo, publicly threatened to initiate criminal proceedings against Bismark Lebron, an exiled journalist from that city. The anger of the lawyer—who openly declares himself a friend of high-ranking officials within the Sandinista Police—stems from the fact that, over the weekend, the journalist reported his arrest […]
This year's Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards, presented annually since 1984 by Spanish newspaper El País, will honor the career of Nicaraguan writer, journalist and lawyer Sergio Ramírez. "As a journalist and columnist, he has always shown a deep commitment to human dignity. His articles have been and continue to be a moral compass for […]
"The iconic Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa celebrates its 100th anniversary, with most of its staff in exile, its building expropriated by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, and, as the newspaper emphasized, remaining resilient and 'at the service of freedom.' 'Today at La Prensa we celebrate a century of history. We are not […]
"An estimated 268 Nicaraguan journalists have fled the Central American country for exile, many settling in the neighboring Costa Rica, to escape what CPJ’s research has documented to be a government-backed system of political repression and judicial harassment against media outlets that often prevents journalists, fearing for their families, from reporting the truth. Yet for some exiled journalists, who spoke […]
"Jennifer Ortiz, a Nicaraguan journalist who became a naturalized Spanish citizen and is the director of the Nicaragua Investiga platform [living in Costa Rica], reported on Wednesday [Nov. 12] that, after receiving death threats, Costa Rican authorities recommended she abandon journalism and delete the content of her work in the media outlet she has directed […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) included Latin American figures in its 2025 edition of Press Freedom Predators who, according to its criteria, represent persistent threats to journalism. Among them are three presidents: Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, accused of imprisoning and expelling journalists, closing media outlets, and eliminating all independent press; Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, whose regime […]
"Police officers—working for the dictatorship—are pressuring independent journalists who remain in Nicaragua to hand over information about other colleagues, including those outside the country, according to the report on Attacks on Press Freedom for the period July to September this year, published by the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for its Spanish […]
"Since 2022, Nicaragua has become a hub for the expansion of Russian propaganda. The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have bolstered the spread of the Kremlin’s narrative abroad by allowing Russian state media to insert their content and production methods into Nicaraguan state outlets. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) […]
"Nicaraguan journalism is facing an 'unprecedented crisis' with the politically motivated closure of at least 61 media outlets, including the newspaper La Prensa and the platforms Confidencial and 100% Noticias, the Costa Rica-based Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED) warned Monday, Sept. 29. In a report titled Nicaragua: Journalistic memory and the fight […]
"The United States has demanded that the Nicaraguan government, headed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, provide proof of life for 62-year-old Nicaraguan journalist Leo Catalino Cárcamo Herrera, who was arrested on Nov. 23, 2024, by the National Police of León. According to the State Department office, the Nicaraguan journalist's whereabouts 'remain unknown after the […]