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MANAGUA (Reuters) - The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has proposed two pieces of legislation that would clamp down on news outlets and nongovernmental organizations, which critics say is an attempt to control the opposition and the media.
Lawmakers from Ortega’s ruling party introduced a bill on Monday that would make disseminating “information that threatens the national security” punishable up to four years in prison. The proposed legislation sparked condemnation from journalism organizations and opposition activists.
The introduction of the “cybercrimes law” came on the heels of another bill, introduced last week, to ban foreign financing for “political purposes” and would require anyone who receives funding from abroad to register with the Ministry of the Interior and explain the destination of the money.