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HAVANA TIMES – On December 30th, the “Special Cybercrimes Law” came on the books in Nicaragua. The Sandinista majority in the National Assembly passed the law on October 27th. It now enters into effect, 60 days after being signed by the country’s president, Daniel Ortega.
According to the independent journalists’ association, this repressive law threatens press freedom and criminalizes investigative journalism. It also gives a green light to government surveillance of private communications.
Nicaragua’s independent press has dubbed the controversial law the “gag” or “muzzle” law. The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, the European Parliament, and the US, among others, strongly criticize it.
Ortega maintains that the law is to strengthen and regulate protections for the State communications system. It sanctions those who access, intercept, or make use of informational systems without authorization. It also applies to those who appropriate programs or data; or intercept, capture or record images, conversations or videos not intended for the public.
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I'm fed up as hell with the idiocy that we have to deal with over here. Additionally, the other countries that are hypercritical of this law are the exact same ones that would float propaganda.
According to the independent journalists’ association, this repressive law threatens press freedom and criminalizes investigative journalism. It also gives a green light to government surveillance of private communications.
Nicaragua’s independent press has dubbed the controversial law the “gag” or “muzzle” law. The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, the European Parliament, and the US, among others, strongly criticize it.
Ortega maintains that the law is to strengthen and regulate protections for the State communications system. It sanctions those who access, intercept, or make use of informational systems without authorization. It also applies to those who appropriate programs or data; or intercept, capture or record images, conversations or videos not intended for the public.
Nicaragua: Freedom of Speech & Press under Siege - Havana Times
The law threatens freedom of the press and criminalizes investigative journalism. It's a green light to surveillance of private communications
havanatimes.org
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I'm fed up as hell with the idiocy that we have to deal with over here. Additionally, the other countries that are hypercritical of this law are the exact same ones that would float propaganda.