Managua- Within the framework of World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO awarded on Saturday its prestigious award to the press, Nicaraguan Diario who has resisted the systematic repression of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
The distinction recognizes the work of the environment for “taking the truth to the people of Nicaragua”, despite the harassment, censorship, the forced exile of its journalists and the closing of its edition printed in 2021. Since then, the newspaper continues to report from exile, operating from countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, Germany and the United States.
“The newspaper The press He has made brave efforts to take the truth to the people of Nicaragua, ”said Yasuomi Sawa, president of the International Jury who chose the winners. He also highlighted the” severe repression “faced by independent media under the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship.
The Unesco/Guillermo Cano award ceremony will be held this Wednesday in Brussels. The award is named after the Colombian journalist killed in 1986 for denouncing drug trafficking.
“Harassment and repression”
Juan Lorenzo Holmann, general manager of The presshe received the announcement from the United States, where he is exiled after spending a year and a half in prison. He was expelled from the country in February 2023 with 221 opponents. “This award is dedicated to independent journalists who continue to inform from exile,” he said.
The Organization Reporters Without Borders denounced that the Ortega regime has eradicated the free press, has stripped of its nationality to numerous journalists and has forced hundreds of exile. Nicaragua occupies the 172nd position in the last World Freedom Index published by RSF.
