# Nicaragua

Government actions against journalists in Nicaragua

[RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Nicaragua is in Central America, North America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Nicaragua, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Official labels: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=NI&tactic=disinformation_labeling), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/disinformation_labeling
- [Expulsion and visa denial: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=NI&tactic=expulsion_and_visa_denial), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/expulsion_and_visa_denial

## Heads of government at the time

- [Daniel Ortega: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/daniel-ortega)

## Incidents by year

### 2023

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 16, 2023 | [Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenship](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-nicaragua-strips-journalists-citizenship) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | Eliminate | [Daniel Ortega](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/daniel-ortega) | Sustained |

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