Nicaragua Introduces Legislation to Clamp Down on Foreign, National Media

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Nicaragua's congress is considering legislation that could cripple independent journalism here, press advocates say, the latest step in a crackdown on opposition voices launched by President Daniel Ortega following nationwide protests in 2018.

One bill would require journalists who work for international media to register with the government as foreign agents and to refrain from “intervening in questions, activities or matters of internal politics.”

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