Left to right: Anibal Toruño, Nicaraguan Journalist meets with Luis Almagro, Organization of American States Secretary General, at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. February 16, 2021 (Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS)
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
Nicaraguan Journalist Anibal Toruño met with Luis Almagro, Organization of American States Secretary General, at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Human rights organizations have called on Nicaraguan authorities to cease harassing journalist Toruño and allow him to work without interference. Last month, Nicaragua police of President Daniel Ortega’s government reportedly raided the house of Toruño, who is director of Radio Darío.
“Nicaraguan authorities should cease harassing journalist Aníbal Toruño and allow him to work freely.
-The Committee to Protect Journalists
Toruño said that it was the second time police had raided his home in a week, after officers broke into his home on January 4, saying they were looking for guns and drugs, which they did not find, and threatened one of Toruño’s domestic workers, saying she worked for a drug dealer, according to CPJ.
“The repeated raids and ongoing harassment of journalist Anibal Toruño show that Nicaraguan authorities have chosen to start off an election year by intimidating critical voices,” said CPJ Central and South America Program Coordinator Natalie Southwick, in New York. “If authorities have any intention of holding open, democratic elections this November, they must allow journalists to work safely.”
#LoÚltimo Así quedó la casa del periodista Aníbal Toruño en la ciudad de León donde la Policía Sandinista allana nuevamente la vivienda pic.twitter.com/YzvsacwC7C
— NicaraguaActual (@NicaraguaActual) January 7, 2021
Left to right: Anibal Toruño, Nicaraguan Journalist meets with Luis Almagro, Organization of American States Secretary General, at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. February 16, 2021 (Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS)
