Ortega Suppresses Free Press in Nicaragua #FPABriefings

Foreign Press Association USA

International observers fear that the coming Nicaraguan presidential elections 'have lost all credibility’ after President Daniel Ortega's arrests of critics and potential challengers. The Nicaraguan opposition complains that Ortega's officials and state security forces have brutally cracked down on protests and the media, which has led many journalists to flee the country in fear for their lives. Nicaraguan journalists, Cindy Regidor and Yamlek Mojica join CPJ's Latin America Program Coordinator, Natalie Southwick for this briefing with FPA President Ian Williams moderating.