Report: Human rights in digital environments in Nicaragua
The report focuses on the events that have taken place since 2018, a year in which huge public protests and demonstrations took place, followed in turn by a strong governmental reaction.
Nicaragua: 8-year sentence against journalist Víctor Ticay adds to list of human rights violations
Freedom of expression organisations demand the immediate release of the Ticay and the suspension of the recent constitutional reforms linked to the crime of “treason”, which can be used against critics or opponents of the regime.
Jailed Nicaraguan journalist Victor Ticay accused of treason and cybercrime
Nicaraguan authorities never should have detained journalist Victor Ticay in the first place. By accusing him of crimes that carry harsh prison sentences, authorities are showing how little regard they have for press freedom.
Journalist Victor Ticay arrested over coverage of Easter ceremony in Nicaragua
“The Nicaraguan government has once again shown little respect for the right to freedom of expression amid an absurd climate of total censorship, which extends even to religious activities.”
Nicaragua: UN Rights Council should renew Experts’ mandate
International monitoring is key due to repression, lack of judicial independence.
Nicaragua’s Miguel Mendoza on his bittersweet deportation from his ‘kidnapped’ country
Mendoza was among 222 political prisoners unexpectedly released by Nicaraguan authorities and deported to the US. All of the group, which included ‘La Prensa’ publisher Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro and five other journalists and media workers who asked not to be named to protect the safety of their families, were stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship.
‘La Prensa”s Juan Lorenzo Holmann: “I turned around and said goodbye to Nicaragua”
Along with other journalists and media workers, Holmann was among the 222 political prisoners unexpectedly released and deported by Nicaraguan authorities on February 9. He spoke to CPJ about his experience in prison, and commitment to freedom of expression.
IAPA: Nicaragua’s government is planning to use confiscated equipment for propaganda
“It is alarming that, in addition to having confiscated and stripped the assets of a private company, the regime now has the gall to use the media’s assets for propaganda purposes.”
Blockade of CNN en Español in Nicaragua “another grotesque example of censorship and persecution”, says IAPA
The attack against the international network comes on the heels of other incidents against the press in Nicaragua.
Government dismantles civil society in Nicaragua
The Ortega administration has systematically shut down human rights organisations and other nongovernmental groups to halt their efforts to expose abuses and the authorities’ inability to provide services.
Nicaraguan police raid ‘La Prensa’ journalists’ homes, detain 2 media workers
“Nicaraguan authorities should immediately release all staff members of ‘La Prensa’ held in custody, refrain from filing criminal charges against the outlet’s staff, and cease harassing the outlet.”
IAPA condemns the closure of another media outlet in Nicaragua
A judicial resolution dissolved the ‘Trinchera de la Noticia’ company. The National Police occupied the media outlet’s premises and confiscated all its assets.
Nicaragua: The 46/2 Collective welcomes experts who will investigate serious human rights violations
On May 24, the United Nations Human Rights Council elected those who will make up the “Group of Experts on Human Rights” which will investigate and promote accountability for the serious human rights violations committed since 2018.
Women seizing the word: The participation of women writers in Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua
The report provides insights into the patterns of systemic discrimination which marginalise women, and remain deeply entrenched in both the publishing industry and the protocols of literary awards in five Latin American countries.