Additional Name(s): Víctor Ticay

Gender: Male

Current Location: Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro, Tipitapa

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/6/2023

Date of Sentencing: August/15/2023

Date of Release: September/5/2024

Current Status: 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 was 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.

On September 5, 2024, the Nicaraguan government exiled Ticay to Guatemala.

Related cases: Emmanuel Gutiérrez, Jimmy Antonio Bonilla

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