* '''Criminalising Dissent:''' Independent journalism has been entirely driven underground or into exile. Citizens face prosecution under strict cybercrime laws merely for publishing social media posts critical of the government.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amnesty International |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Human rights situation 2023/2024 |publisher=Amnesty International Reports}}</ref> | * '''Criminalising Dissent:''' Independent journalism has been entirely driven underground or into exile. Citizens face prosecution under strict cybercrime laws merely for publishing social media posts critical of the government.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amnesty International |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Human rights situation 2023/2024 |publisher=Amnesty International Reports}}</ref> |