Holy Week: They denounce the arrest of a Nicaraguan journalist who covered a religious procession

The Nicaraguan journalist Víctor Ticay, a collaborator of the channel 10 of local television, was arrested this Thursday one day after covering a religious procession in the municipality of nandaime (southwest), as denounced by the platform Alerts Freedom of Press Nicaragua.

The communicator, director of the Facebook page “The cover”, this was arrested Holy Thursday by police officers of nandaime56 kilometers southwest of Managuaindicated through Twitter that site, which documents the cases of violations of freedom of expression and press in Nicaragua.

Alerts Freedom of the Press Nicaragua explained that the journalist broadcast last Wednesday on his Facebook page “a religious activity that the Police wanted to prohibit” in nandaime. “After the arrest the video was deleted from the page” of Facebook, he noted.

“We demand release of the journalist and respect for their fundamental rights. Journalism is not a crime.”advocated that platform.

A director of Channel 10 of Nicaraguan television confirmed that arrest to EFE. And the Nicaraguan Police have so far not reported on the journalist’s arrest.

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IACHR RAPPORTEUR CONCERNED

The special rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Pedro Cowexpressed concern about the arrest of the informant.

“According to public complaints, the journalist Victor Ticay He would have been detained by the Police in Nicaragua. The absence of the rule of law and the arbitrariness with which the authorities conduct themselves increases concern.” of the special rapporteur for press freedom of the IACHR, he said in a tweet.

As he civic movement April 19, as the Youth and Student Unitand the Democracy and Justice University Coordinatorwho identify themselves as platforms for Nicaraguan youth and students, separately denounced the journalist’s detention and demanded his release.

“From the Youth Alliance and Nicaraguan students We demand the freedom of the journalist Victor tickayarbitrarily detained by the National Police in the city of nandaime, Grenade. Víctor is a correspondent for Channel 10 in nandaime and yesterday he covered the religious act that the residents celebrated, for which the regime stopped him.”indicated, for his part, that group of students.

“We demand respect for their personal integrity. freedom for Victor Ticay”he added.

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ARRESTS PRIOR TO REVOLT ANNIVERSARY

The arrest of the journalist is added to that of the released opposition member Olesia Auxiliadora Muñoz Pavón and that of the student leader Jason Noel Salazar Rugamawhich occur when there are two weeks to go before the fifth anniversary of the demonstrations against the Government of Daniel Ortega.

In April 2018, thousands of Nicaraguans took to the streets to protest controversial social security reforms, which later turned into a demand for Ortega’s resignation after responding with force.

The protests left at least 355 dead according to the IACHRalthough Nicaraguan organizations raise the figure to 684 and ortega acknowledges that they weremore than 300″ and maintains that it was a coup attempt.

Nicaragua has been going through a political and social crisis since April 2018, which has worsened after the controversial general elections of November 7, 2021, in which ortega he was re-elected for a fifth term, fourth in a row and second with his wife Murillo as vice president, with her main contenders in prison.

Source: Elcomercio

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