human rights defender
human rights defender
(AI translated) Psychosocial companionship, support in migratory procedures for their exile and to obtain a new nationality, since they have been left stateless as a result of the judicial resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice, where it was made known that the First Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals, Managua Circuit, issued a judicial resolution ordering the loss of Nicaraguan nationality to the 135 exiled people in Guatemala, as well as humanitarian support for their subsistence. Concern for protection measures for his family
1992
Man
Urban
Released
(AI translated) Victor Ticay is originally from Nandarola, Nandaime, a municipality belonging to the city of Granada, south of Managua. Ticay is the youngest of nine brothers. With a lot of effort, he was able to cover his university studies by working from an early age, graduating in communication in 2015. He began working in 2014 at Action 10, where he provided information to the population about the facts and various social situations facing the people, becoming the voice of many victims of human rights violations. In April 2018, he began sharing on his social media posts about the burning of Indian corn, the social security reforms, and the 2018 social protests. That's when the threats started. The first threats came via fake profiles on social media, telling him to shut up, and his wife was threatened if Ticay didn't. On several occasions, he was pursued by motorcycles and vehicles while working on his way home. At the time of his arrest, he worked as a correspondent for Channel 10, the most-watched television station in Nicaragua, from where he served Nicaraguan society with confirmed information in any field. He was one of the few journalists left in the country, considering the government's persecution and threats against this profession, which forced thousands of journalists into exile. On several occasions, Vice President Rosario Murillo has labeled journalists as "information terrorists" for allegedly spreading false information about President Daniel Ortega's administration. Ticay had become "a reference point for information for the people," to the point that when something happened, everyone looked to his digital platform. He provided coverage of the 2018 social protests and demonstrations, informing the population about the joint action of paramilitaries and police in armed attacks on civilians, and since then Ticay has been a victim of harassment and threats. On one occasion, Pedro Morales Moraga, who then worked for the Nandaime City Hall, rammed him with his pickup truck and threatened him with a firearm, calling him a liar. He went to file a complaint with the Police, who instead let him know that he could be subjected to detention, and hours after filing the complaint, he received several messages on his social media mocking and threatening him, despite this, he continued reporting. In 2020, due to the closure of news spaces, media outlets, and persecution of journalists, Ticay focused on covering religious, social, and cultural issues, and community journalism. He continued working at the channel but in the field of social and religious services; however, since 2021, the government has maintained an aggressive persecution campaign against the Catholic Church. He was detained on April 6, 2023, by plainclothes police officers, without a court order, and taken to the police station shirtless and handcuffed. When his wife arrived to ask about him, along with one of his nephews, they were detained at the station for three hours until Ticay's mother arrived, then they released his wife and nephew without telling them where Victor was. The trigger was that the journalist had recorded a day earlier, on April 5, the religious procession "La Reseña," when the Ortega-Murillo regime prohibited religious manifestations amid the persecution of Catholic Church priests, and for this, he was arbitrarily detained and not seen for a period of 3 months, which is why journalist organizations demanded that the Daniel Ortega government provide proof of life.
Jun 4, 2023
May 9, 2024
(AI translated) 8 years of prison
Latitude: 12.183752347983708
Longitude: -86.08590737952117
Tipitapa
Sistema Penitenciario Jorge Navarro, conocido como Carcel La Modelo
(AI translated) Released, exiled to Guatemala on September 5, 2024, and loss of Nicaraguan citizenship and confiscation of all property according to the resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice issued on September 10, 2024.
(AI translated) Inter-American Court of Human Rights Resolution of July 2, 2024, Expansion of Provisional Measures, Case Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Others, with regard to Nicaragua https://corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/chamorro_se_09.pdf
Precautionary Measures Nos. 1022-23 and 1025-23, Resolution 89/2023, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/mc/2023/res_89-23_mc_1022-23_1025-23_ni_es.pdf
Nandaime: 2023 Review, Facebook live for which he was arbitrarily detained and accused of 8 years in prison https://www.facebook.com/100078012471304/videos/6154446191257187
History of Víctor Ticay https://www.facebook.com/nicaraguainvestiga/videos/historia-de-v%C3%ADctor-ticay/1650302862447776/
They claim "proof of life" of Nicaraguan journalist Víctor Ticay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPU5Yoq97I
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(AI translated) Victor Ticay is originally from Nandarola, Nandaime, a municipality belonging to the city of Granada, south of Managua. Ticay is the youngest of nine brothers. With a lot of effort, he was able to cover his university studies by working from an early age, graduating in communication in 2015. He began working in 2014 at Action 10, where he provided information to the population about the facts and various social situations facing the people, becoming the voice of many victims of human rights violations. In April 2018, he began sharing on his social media posts about the burning of Indian corn, the social security reforms, and the 2018 social protests. That's when the threats started. The first threats came via fake profiles on social media, telling him to shut up, and his wife was threatened if Ticay didn't. On several occasions, he was pursued by motorcycles and vehicles while working on his way home. At the time of his arrest, he worked as a correspondent for Channel 10, the most-watched television station in Nicaragua, from where he served Nicaraguan society with confirmed information in any field. He was one of the few journalists left in the country, considering the government's persecution and threats against this profession, which forced thousands of journalists into exile. On several occasions, Vice President Rosario Murillo has labeled journalists as "information terrorists" for allegedly spreading false information about President Daniel Ortega's administration. Ticay had become "a reference point for information for the people," to the point that when something happened, everyone looked to his digital platform. He provided coverage of the 2018 social protests and demonstrations, informing the population about the joint action of paramilitaries and police in armed attacks on civilians, and since then Ticay has been a victim of harassment and threats. On one occasion, Pedro Morales Moraga, who then worked for the Nandaime City Hall, rammed him with his pickup truck and threatened him with a firearm, calling him a liar. He went to file a complaint with the Police, who instead let him know that he could be subjected to detention, and hours after filing the complaint, he received several messages on his social media mocking and threatening him, despite this, he continued reporting. In 2020, due to the closure of news spaces, media outlets, and persecution of journalists, Ticay focused on covering religious, social, and cultural issues, and community journalism. He continued working at the channel but in the field of social and religious services; however, since 2021, the government has maintained an aggressive persecution campaign against the Catholic Church. He was detained on April 6, 2023, by plainclothes police officers, without a court order, and taken to the police station shirtless and handcuffed. When his wife arrived to ask about him, along with one of his nephews, they were detained at the station for three hours until Ticay's mother arrived, then they released his wife and nephew without telling them where Victor was. The trigger was that the journalist had recorded a day earlier, on April 5, the religious procession "La Reseña," when the Ortega-Murillo regime prohibited religious manifestations amid the persecution of Catholic Church priests, and for this, he was arbitrarily detained and not seen for a period of 3 months, which is why journalist organizations demanded that the Daniel Ortega government provide proof of life.
Latitude: 12.183752347983708
Longitude: -86.08590737952117
(AI translated) 8 years of prison
(AI translated) Released, exiled to Guatemala on September 5, 2024, and loss of Nicaraguan citizenship and confiscation of all property according to the resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice issued on September 10, 2024.
(AI translated) On April 5, 2023, Mr. Ticay Ruiz provided journalistic coverage of a procession held by parishioners of the Catholic Church, despite the prohibition on religious processions issued by the National Police. In retaliation for his journalistic work, on April 6, individuals in civilian clothing arrived to look for him and forced him into a Toyota-Hilux pickup truck (not a police vehicle) to take him to the Nandaime police station. On the same day, he was taken into custody at the District III Police Station in Managua without being presented with a judicial arrest warrant. Upon arrival, they put him in a dirty prison uniform and forced him to do five squats naked in front of four officers (two women and two men). He requested water and it was denied to him, and he remained in the cells of this police unit from April 6 to June 9, 2023, when he was transferred to La Modelo Penitentiary System, where he spent 68 days in enforced disappearance due to the concealment of his whereabouts.
Unofficial sources revealed that on May 19 and June 7 and 9, his judicial hearings were held, and he was accused of allegedly conspiring to commit an act detrimental to national integrity, in concurrence with the crime of spreading false news through information and communication technology, to the detriment of the State of Nicaragua and Nicaraguan society. He did not have access to a defense lawyer of his choice, and his judicial guarantees and due process were violated.
Since April 6, 2023, when he was detained, Mr. Ticay remained in complete isolation at the District III Police Station in Managua, in unsanitary conditions in his cell, without access to sunlight; he was subjected to constant interrogations. It was not until June 13, 2023, that he was transferred to "La Modelo," where family visits were allowed once a month, but conjugal visits were not permitted.
At "La Modelo" prison, he was allowed to go out into the sun patio once a week between June and August, and currently, he is allowed out twice a week. The cell in which he was held was exposed to high temperatures and had many mosquitoes; he received poor-quality food, sometimes with insects in it, which caused severe diarrhea and other ailments such as allergies and headaches. He did not receive medical attention or access to medication, and his sleep was frequently disrupted as guards systematically banged on the bars of his cell, conducted violent searches at any time of night, and made soldiers-in-training march and shout slogans in front of his cell.
On November 28, political prisoners and defenders held in Galleries 16 and 17 of La Modelo Prison began a hunger strike demanding better treatment and food. In response, the guards entered the cells and beat the inmates violently; the most severely beaten were taken out of their cells and transferred to maximum-security cells. The prison guards prohibited any type of literature, including Bibles, from being brought into the prison, and repeatedly threatened the prisoners with punishment if they spoke to each other.
After Mr. Ticay was granted precautionary measures, he became the target of harassment and siege by his guards, who consistently gave him poor treatment.
(AI translated) Psychosocial companionship, support in migratory procedures for their exile and to obtain a new nationality, since they have been left stateless as a result of the judicial resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice, where it was made known that the First Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals, Managua Circuit, issued a judicial resolution ordering the loss of Nicaraguan nationality to the 135 exiled people in Guatemala, as well as humanitarian support for their subsistence. Concern for protection measures for his family
(AI translated) Inter-American Court of Human Rights Resolution of July 2, 2024, Expansion of Provisional Measures, Case Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Others, with regard to Nicaragua https://corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/chamorro_se_09.pdf
Precautionary Measures Nos. 1022-23 and 1025-23, Resolution 89/2023, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/mc/2023/res_89-23_mc_1022-23_1025-23_ni_es.pdf
Nandaime: 2023 Review, Facebook live for which he was arbitrarily detained and accused of 8 years in prison https://www.facebook.com/100078012471304/videos/6154446191257187
History of Víctor Ticay https://www.facebook.com/nicaraguainvestiga/videos/historia-de-v%C3%ADctor-ticay/1650302862447776/
They claim "proof of life" of Nicaraguan journalist Víctor Ticay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPU5Yoq97I