Nicaragua

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Campaigns and Advocacy

10 March 2011

University forum calls for more freedom of expression

Greater freedom of speech and the press to strengthen democracy were called for by journalists, civic leaders, academics and university students during a forum organised by IAPA.



From the Communiqué

8 July 2009

Nicaragua at war with media, says CPJ report

President Ortega sees private media as enemies and seeks to marginalise them How do you use the media to maintain an iron grip on your country? If you are Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, you bypass the independent media, defining them as enemies and moving aggressively to obstruct them, says a special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
27 March 2007

PRESIDENT PROMISES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA

Nicaragua's president has agreed to waive licence fees for community-based and other small media and to allocate government advertising contracts equitably, reports the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
17 August 2005

JOURNALIST MURDERED

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) are calling for an investigation into the murder of Rony Adolfo Olivas Olivas, a journalist who was shot dead on 14 August 2005 in Estelí, Nicaragua. The IFEX member says there is reason to believe he may have been targeted for reporting on drug trafficking.

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Reports

6 October 2009

ARTICLE 19 and partners' submission to UN Universal Periodic Review

ARTICLE 19's submission highlights how a lack of free and open democratic debate presents an obstacle to the promotion of freedom of expression.
5 November 2008

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Nicaragua




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Alerts

Journalist flees country after death threats 22 September 2011 Reporter and her family receive death threats in polarised pre-election climate 15 August 2011 Journalist receives death threat 22 February 2011 IAPA criticises legislative bill that would make "media violence" a new criminal offence 11 February 2011 Customs officials block import of newsprint supplies 8 February 2011 IAPA calls for return to air of censored television station 31 January 2011 IAPA protests threats against journalist over reports on corruption 24 January 2011 IAPA repeats its warning that the Venezuelan government intends to shut down independent media 11 September 2009 IAPA criticises shutdown of radio station 25 June 2009 IAPA insists justice be upheld in cases of murdered journalists Carlos Guadamuz and María José Bravo 10 February 2009 La SIP expresa preocupación por reducción de espacios de libertad de expresión 30 January 2009 Radio stations vandalised, TV station vehicles damaged, journalists injured and threatened 20 November 2008 Photographers, reporter injured while trying to report on demonstrations; IAPA concerned with continued post-election attacks 18 November 2008 Journalist stabbed, beaten in Managua 14 November 2008 Women's rights advocates subjected to official investigations into their work, suffer intimidation from unknown sources 30 October 2008 RSF concerned about deteriorating state of public freedoms 23 October 2008 Police raid NGO's premises, seize documents and computers 21 October 2008 Political and judicial harassment of NGOs threatens freedom of expression, says RSF 16 October 2008 Journalist claims cancellation of his television programme is due to government pressure 29 August 2008 Newspaper editor and managing editor convicted of libel, fined 24 April 2008 Sentence reduction for journalists' murderers concerns IAPA 10 March 2008 Criminal investigation initiated against nine women's rights activists 10 January 2008 Presidential security guards manhandle and briefly detain journalist 21 December 2007 Possible increase in import duties on newspaper supplies threatens press freedom, says IAPA 20 September 2007 Party leaders sign Chapultepec Declaration, discuss new access to information law's implementation 4 June 2007 See all alerts: Nicaragua
 
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