"The ninth judge of the criminal trial district of Managua, Luden Martín Quiroz García, confirmed the sentences of between 7 and 13 years in prison requested by the Public Ministry [of Nicaragua] against the five implicated in the case known as Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (FVBCH). (...) Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, former director of the […]
"Through a statement issued on March 14, from its headquarters in the city of Miami, the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) expressed its concern about the current situation faced by the media working in Nicaragua. IAPA warned that in that country, from the official institutions of the Ortega regime, freedom of the press is being undermined […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) demanded the immediate release of three directors of the newspaper La Prensa and two journalists convicted for their defense of freedom of expression and of the press in Nicaragua. Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, general manager of La Prensa and Vice President of IAPA for Nicaragua, has been imprisoned since Aug. […]
"The organization of Independent Journalists and Communicators of Nicaragua (PIN) denounced the sentence against sports journalist and political prisoner Miguel Mendoza Urbina, arguing that it lacks a legal basis and therefore must be annulled. The Judiciary sentenced the opposition member to nine years in prison and disqualified him from holding public office. In a statement […]
"A Nicaraguan judge found journalist Miguel Mora guilty for the crime of 'conspiracy' on Feb. 4. Mora was one of seven presidential candidates imprisoned in the country for eight months, after announcing his intention to run against President Daniel Ortega. Ortega was re-elected in November for a fourth consecutive term. The former director of the […]
"Two Cuban journalists who remained stranded for more than 30 hours at the San Salvador International Airport have been admitted to the Central American country by the government of President Nayib Bukele, after the regime of Daniel Ortega, an ally of Havana, rejected their entry to Nicaragua. Independent reporters Esteban Rodríguez and Héctor Luis Valdés […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued, on Dec. 8, 2021, Resolution 101/21, granting precautionary measures in favor of María Lilly Delgado Talavera, after considering that she is in serious and urgent situational risk of irreparable damage to her rights in Nicaragua. According to the requestors, as a result of her journalistic work in […]
"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 […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) is unveiling the nominees for the 2021 RSF Press Freedom Awards, which will be awarded on 18 November. Journalists and media outlets from 11 countries have been nominated for the awards that will be given in three categories – journalistic courage, impact and independence." Nicaraguan weekly […]
"For the past five months, Alvaro Navarro has been sitting before his computer keyboard with extra care. Never, not even when he started out as a keen reporter and then as news director for the news site Artículo 66, did he have to 'fret over' each word he types. Since last June, the situation for him […]