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CPJ: Nicaragua political prisoner release brings ‘sense of relief’

Los Angeles, February 9, 2023 — In response to news reports that Nicaraguan authorities freed and deported 222 political prisoners to the United States on Thursday, including at least one journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “The deportation of political prisoners from Nicaragua, including at least one journalist, brings a sense…

Los Angeles, February 9, 2023 — In response to news reports that Nicaraguan authorities freed and deported 222 political prisoners to the United States on Thursday, including at least one journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

“The deportation of political prisoners from Nicaragua, including at least one journalist, brings a sense of relief that they will no longer have to spend years in prison. However, the safety and freedom of these prisoners after their unjust and prolonged detention must continue to be a top priority,” said Carlos Martinez de la Serna, CPJ’s program director, in New York. “Nicaraguan authorities must guarantee the safety of the released prisoners and their families, stop prosecuting and harassing reporters, and guarantee that the media can report without fear of detention or forced exile.”

Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, publisher of the La Prensa newspaper, was included on the flight out of Nicaragua, La Prensa editor Eduardo Enríquez told CPJ via text message.

CPJ could not immediately determine whether Miguel Mendoza Urbina, the other journalist jailed in Nicaragua at the time of CPJ’s December 1, 2022, prison census, was also released.


This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Erik Crouch.


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