"Drowned by the persecution of the Daniel Ortega regime, newspaper La Prensa, the largest and longest-lived newspaper in Nicaragua, announced on Wednesday [Sept. 15] the dismissal of more than half of its workers, personnel linked to the newsroom, finance, circulation, marketing, bodegas (warehouses) and printing press. Although the newspaper has not made public the number […]
"A total of 80 attacks on press freedom were registered in Nicaragua in the month of August alone, according to the most recent report by La Prensa newspaper for this month, in which civil and judicial processes, assaults and arbitrary detentions against independent media directors, journalists and editors persist." Read original article (in Spanish)
“The repressive escalation of the Ortega-Murillos against any voice that criticizes their dictatorship has caused sources of information to close. It is an ‘information blackout’ never seen in times of peace in the country. Those who dare to speak only do so on condition of anonymity. It is a devastating blow to freedom of expression […]
"Two radio programs critical of the Ortega regime, Confidencial Radio and Onda Local, were suspended by Radio Corporación, in which they were broadcast, on the grounds that they are related to a money laundering case against the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation." Read original article (in Spanish)
"The Nicaraguan prosecutor's office reported this Tuesday (August 24) that it accused the journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios for the crimes of money, goods and assets laundering, appropriation and improper retention and abusive management, within the case against the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation. Chamorro, one of the most critical voices of the government led […]
"Patricia Orozco, former director of Onda Local and director of the digital media outlet Agenda Propia, announced that she has gone into exile and denounced that the Property Administration expropriated her home that had been granted to her by the State and where she has lived with her family for 36 years. 'The Property Administration […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued Resolution 61/2021 on Aug. 11, 2021, by which it granted precautionary measures in favor of Miguel de los Ángeles Mora Barberena, after considering that he is in a serious and urgent situation of risk of irreparable damage to his rights. According to the request, Mr. Mora continued […]
"Journalist Marisol Balladares Blanco and her daughter Gloria Elena Escorcia Balladres are the most recent faces of the persecution and the collateral effects of the harassment against freedom of expression and freedom of the press suffered by journalists in Nicaragua. Balladares and her daughter left everything behind in their native country due to the harassment they […]
"Nicaraguan media critical of Daniel Ortega's government decided to suppress writer bylines in news articles as a protection measure, according to a report released on Tuesday [Aug. 10], which warned that at least 11 journalists have left the country for security reasons. 'Given the escalation of attacks and threats to the independent press, as of […]
"The Voces del Sur (VDS) network presented the Shadow Report 2020 that compiles alerts related to violations of freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to information that occurred in 13 Latin American countries: Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. [...] The regional results […]