Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award

The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo said it was because of its "unacceptable and unacceptable actions" with the award of the distinction. The organization awarded its award "Guillermo Cano" for "bringing the truth to the people of Nicaragua," despite the "repression" and "exile" of its journalists.

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The Government of Nicaragua announced its decision to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in rejection of the prize given to the newspaper La Prensa, known for promoting violence, foreign interference and anti-values throughout its history. READ ALSO Nicaragua commemorates National Dignity Day in reaffirming its sovereignty Through a statement, the Sandinista Government called the newspaper “repres…

Foreign Minister announces Nicaragua's withdrawal from Unesco

In a letter sent to the director general of Unesco, Audrey Azoulay, the minister referred to the ‘unacceptable and inadmissible’ action of that organization against Nicaragua, by awarding a prize to the newspaper La Prensa of this Central American nation. La Prensa newspaper represents the vile betrayal of our homeland as it is a media that has promoted and supported violence, interference, hate crimes, cruelty, anti-culture and anti-values thro…

Nicaragua quits UNESCO over a press freedom award| What we know so far

Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke denounced the awarding of a UNESCO press freedom prize to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa.

The decision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Guillermo Cano Foundation to grant La Prensa, Nicaragua’s dean newspaper, the 2025 World Press Freedom Prize has enraged the “co-presidents” Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Sandinista warlords announced that they are withdrawing Nicaragua from the United Nations system through violent and modest diplomatic notes. Continue reading