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Ángel Gahona, a journalist passionate about truth, died on April 21, 2018, while live-reporting protests in Bluefields, Nicaragua. The demonstrations, which began on April 18 against President Ortega’s harsh social security reforms, had turned violent. Gahona, covering the chaos of riot police clashing with citizens, was fatally shot while exposing the destruction wrought by mobs. His death highlighted the deadly repression that claimed 300-350 lives and injured over 1,200, uniting citizens against injustice.
Journalist Information:
Name: Angel Gahona
Age: 42
Gender: Male
DOB: 14/01/1976
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Last company worked for: El Meridiano
Family: Angel left behind his wife and two charming children.
Incident Information:
Date of incident – 21 April 2018
Location of incident – Bluefields, Nicaragua
Offense victim of: Assassination
Weapons included – Firearm
Angel Gahona was shot while he was on a live stream on Facebook broadcasting reports of the social protest and police repression for his news program El Meridiano [“Midday”]
Suspect(s) Information:
Perpetrator Identified: Yes
Name: Barandon Lovo & Glen Slate
Proof of Targeting the Journalist: A crusading Nicaraguan journalist known for his investigative reports on police and drug trafficking had made such remarks. “I can’t remember how many times he told me they were going to kill him”, said his father, who was also called Angel. “If you turn up dead one day, don’t be surprised,” his father recalled him saying as the pair started at Bluefields Bay one blustery afternoon.
Reason for Killing: One of the reasons why he was murdered was that he was constantly covering the social protest and police repression.
Progress of the Case: In Merits Report No. 37/23, the IACHR found that the evidence pointed to a state agent as being responsible for the shooting that killed Gahona.
Success Factor in Ángel’s Case: The primary success factor in Ángel Gahona’s case was the international legal intervention that elevated his murder to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), highlighting the Nicaraguan government’s failure to investigate and prosecute the crime. This brought global attention to the case, pressuring authorities and affirming the importance of accountability for crimes against journalists.
Read More: https://confidencial.digital/english/the-murder-of-angel-gahona-left-in-impunity/