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Sandinista journalists say they are fighting ‘fake news’ and ‘coup plotting’

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nicaragua’s Patriotic Communicators Movement, made up of journalists working for state or Sandinista media, said it was defeating “media terrorism,” coup plotting and false news.
  • The group backed a recently approved partial constitutional reform that would bar opponents labeled “traitors to the homeland” from elected office and extend the presidential term to seven years.
  • A humanitarian NGO said at least seven Nicaraguan journalists exiled in Costa Rica had reported surveillance and threats, while a press-freedom foundation documented the closure of at least 54 media outlets since 2018.

Nicaraguan journalists affiliated with state or Sandinista media declared that they were winning their fight against “fake news” and “coup plotting” in a proclamation marking International Journalists’ Day.

The Patriotic Communicators Movement delivered the statement at the historic Hacienda San Jacinto, northeast of Managua. “We continue winning against media terrorism, coup plotting, fascism, fake news, lies, slander and insults,” the journalists said. They also said they were defeating “traitors and those who sell out the homeland.”

We continue winning against media terrorism, coup plotting, fascism, fake news, lies, slander and insults.

· Patriotic Communicators MovementThe Sandinista-affiliated journalists made the declaration in a proclamation marking International Journalists’ Day.

The group reaffirmed its commitment to communicating “to unite, to inform, to accompany and to strengthen hope.” It praised the efforts of the government led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, saying they were aimed at strengthening democracy, defending peace and sovereignty, preserving stability and fighting poverty.

We continue winning against the traitors and those who sell out the homeland, who could not and will not prevail.

· Patriotic Communicators MovementThe group described its position toward opponents in the same proclamation.

The journalists also gave their “firm, total and resounding support” to a recently approved partial reform of Nicaragua’s Constitution. The reform, approved in the first of two required legislative votes, would exclude opponents deemed “traitors to the homeland” from elected office and extend the presidential term to seven years. The National Assembly is controlled by the Sandinista ruling party.

The proclamation came as a humanitarian nongovernmental organization reported that at least seven Nicaraguan journalists exiled in Costa Rica had denounced surveillance and threats. The reported harassment included monitoring near their homes, online abuse, calls from unknown numbers, the disclosure of private information and intimidation in public places. The Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy said the government had closed at least 54 media outlets between 2018 and 2026, while at least 310 media workers had left Nicaragua for security reasons or been expelled.

To unite, to inform, to accompany and to strengthen hope.

· Patriotic Communicators MovementThe journalists used the phrase to reaffirm their stated commitment to communication.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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