Freddy Quezada
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Date of Detainment: November/29/2023
Date of Release: September/5/2024
Current Status: Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Online Activity Religious Freedom Advocacy
Nature of Charges: Hate Speech
Freddy Quezada
Extra Bio Info:
Freddy Quezada was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
On November 29, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Quezada, a professor, after he criticized the Nicaraguan government's treatment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez on social media.
In January or February 2024, Quezada was found guilty of "incitement to hatred."
On September 5, 2024, the Nicaraguan government exiled Quezada to Guatemala.