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New Police Raid on Nicaragua Media Outlets

The Ortega regime’s police raided this Thursday, May 20th, the recording studio of the Esta Semana and Esta Noche online TV programs.

The amendments would empower the Interior Ministry to unilaterally deregister any NGO it determines to have “violated the public order,”

Sonora has recently seen a surge in violence; according to news reports, the annual number of homicides rose by at least 17 percent in 2020.

The outlet Ojo Publico had exposed alleged money laundering in its 2016-17 reporting based on the Panama Papers…

Mejía was imprisoned without trial for 37 days in a penitentiary center in Quetzaltenango, about 75 miles from Joyabaj.

The report said the fire was manmade, and identified a hole in the building’s ceiling that was likely used by the arsonists to enter.

Ayala told CPJ that he was at a friend’s house when a man on a motorcycle called out his name and started shooting at him.

Venezuela’s proposed legislation follows similar laws passed by repressive governments elsewhere in the world including Russia and Nicaragua.

“The exorbitant award of $13 million imposed by Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal on El Nacional sends a chilling message to other media outlets.

Riot police from Bluefields, Nicaragua illegally seized Radio La Costenisima’s vehicle and put station head Kalua Salazar under house arrest.