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"Nicaragua: News". USA: University of Texas at Austin. "Nicaragua". Provisional Census of Current Latin American Newspaper Holdings in UK Libraries. UK: Advisory Council on Latin American and Iberian Information Resources. 14 April 2011.
Daniel Ortega's term as president of Nicaragua resulted in the creation of an oppressive and censored environment that caused a decline in freedom of speech.In situations where reporters are trying to do their jobs by covering anti-government protests, the president has tried to silence them through physical violence, arbitrary arrest, confiscation, and destruction of equipment.
Just hours before Ortega praised Nicaragua′s freedom of the press, five women denounced the government for surrounding their houses with police to prevent them from going out to commemorate International Women's Day. [6]
The mass media in Nicaragua consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. [ 1 ] Freedom of speech is a right guaranteed by the Constitution of Nicaragua .
On February 4, 2020, it was reported that the paper and ink of the newspaper La Prensa, which had been held at customs, were released. The newspaper confirmed that, with the assistance of the apostolic nuncio, a communication channel was established with the General Directorate of Customs (DGA) to facilitate the delivery of the previously retained material.
7 February: Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli after he requested protection at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City. [2]16 February: The government orders the dissolution of the Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua and seven other nongovernmental organizations perceived of opposition to the regime of President Daniel Ortega, accusing the ...
[136] [137] Miguel Mora, the director of 100% Noticias de Nicaragua, stated that the Nicaraguan government censored his channel on cable networks in the country. [138] The censorship of 100% Noticias was not lifted until 25 April. [139] One journalist, Ángel Gahona , was shot and killed while reporting on the protests on Facebook Live.
Along with Cuba and Venezuela, Nicaragua was ranked in August 2021 as one of the countries with the worst electoral observation index in the region. [ 65 ] In October a poll by the opposition-aligned Gallup-CID claimed that support for Ortega had dropped to 19%, while M&R , a polling company contracted by the governing party, claimed Ortega's ...