IFEX-ALC and other rights groups condemn the Nicaraguan government's many attempts to threaten and silence the country's independent press, and stress that respect for the right to freedom of expression and information is crucial for the functioning of democratic societies.
In addition to arresting in the past two months almost every opposition politician who might challenge President Daniel Ortega s quest for another term in office in the upcoming November 7 elections, the Nicaraguan regime this weekend raided the La Prensa newsdesk and placed its general manager in detention.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has arrested another child of former leader Violeta Chamorro, the woman who once defeated him for the presidency, in the runup to elections this year.