"1329 press freedom violations, mostly perpetrated by state agents, against 338 Nicaraguan journalists, and 378 aggressions against 78 media outlets were documented and systematized by the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy [FLED, by its Spanish acronym], between April 2018 and April 2023, one of the darkest and most violent periods for independent journalism […]
"Nicaraguan journalist Víctor Ticay, arrested during Holy Week after covering a religious activity of the Catholic Church, was sentenced to eight years in prison, family sources told Voice of America who in turn asked not to be identified. Ticay was convicted of treason and false news. For the first charge, the reporter was sentenced to […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned another attack by the Nicaraguan regime against journalism, after learning of the banishment of journalist Marcos Medina and his family, who were prevented from entering the country. Medina, director of the digital news outlet Fuentes Confiables [Trustworthy sources], was visiting Florida, United States, on a family medical matter. […]
"Courts in the service of the Ortega-Murillo regime have declared journalist Victor Ticay guilty of the bogus crimes of 'spreading fake news' and 'undermining the national integrity,' attorney Braulio Abarca, with the Nicaragua Nunca + [Never Again Nicaragua] Human Rights Collective informed. The journalist was taken to the Managua court complex in the early hours […]
“On May 19, prosecutors accused Víctor Ticay, a correspondent for the Nicaraguan TV station Canal 10, of treason and cybercrime, according to multiple news reports. He has been held at a police station in Managua, the capital, since he was arrested while covering an Easter celebration on April 6. [...] Those news reports said that […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the intensification of 'repression' by the Daniel Ortega regime against the media in Nicaragua on Thursday [May 11]. The regime's actions have resulted in the detention of three journalists since last April in the Central American country. In a statement, the organization, based in Miami, urged the international community […]
The Nicaraguan journalist Hazel Zamora Hernández, news director of a local program and collaborator of Channel 10 television in Nicaragua's southern Caribbean, was detained on Friday, May 5, by the National Police, according to the website Alertas Libertad de Prensa Nicaragua. The journalist was detained by police while traveling with her children in a public […]
"The regime of Daniel Ortega inaugurated this Wednesday [April 19] a state technical education center in the building of the legendary newspaper La Prensa, militarily occupied since August 2021 and whose editorial staff went into exile due to the persecution unleashed against its staff. On Aug. 13, 2021, police patrols stormed the newspaper's premises, seized […]
“Report for the World today announced the selection of 15 new host newsrooms, more than doubling its global network from eight to 20 countries. Among them are five, independent newsrooms reporting on their home countries in exile. ‘As we expand to 20 countries this year, we have also extended our support to newsrooms operating in […]
"At least 185 Nicaraguan journalists have gone into exile for security reasons since April 2018, when demonstrations against the regime presided over by Daniel Ortega broke out, according to a report released on Monday [April 10] by the regional network Voces del Sur. 'In the first quarter of 2023, we learned that seven journalists were […]