Additional Name(s): Víctor Ticay

Gender: Male

Current Location: Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro, Tipitapa

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/6/2023

Date of Sentencing: August/15/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Reporting on Religious Freedom Conditions or Documenting Religious Freedom Violations

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition

Victor Ticay

Extra Bio Info:

Victor Ticay is imprisoned for covering religious issues.

On April 6, 2023, police arrested and detained Ticay, a journalist, for recording a banned Easter celebration in Nandaime and posting the footage online.

On May 19, 2023, prosecutors reportedly charged Ticay with "undermining national integrity" and "spreading fake news."

On June 9, 2023, a judge found Ticay guilty of both charges and transferred him to Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro in Tipitapa, a prison also known as "La Modelo."

On August 15, 2023, Ticay was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Related cases: Emmanuel Gutiérrez, Jimmy Antonio Bonilla

Sources:
  • USCIRF Commissioners Frank Wolf and Frederick Davie, Tweet, October 2, 2023