Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Scrutiny After US Visa Revocations : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
The State Department gave no public explanation as critics said the move fits a broader pattern of pressure on independent media.
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Costa Rica Press Freedom Crisis: La Nación Editors Lose U.S. Visas
The United States revoked tourist visas of two members of La Nación’s Junta Directiva on May 2, 2026, days before the Costa Rican presidential transfer to Laura Fernández on May 8. Board president Pedro Abreu Jiménez and director Carmen Montero Luthmer received no prior explanation from Washington, while the Inter-American Press Society (SIP) called the […] The post Costa Rica Press Freedom Crisis: La Nación Editors Lose U.S. Visas appeared firs…
Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Scrutiny After US Visa Revocations : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Just days before Costa Rica inaugurates its new president, a deeply troubling development has cast a shadow over the country’s long-standing reputation as a beacon of democracy and free expression in Latin America. The United States has revoked the tourist visas of five of the seven board members of La Nación, one of Costa Rica’s most prominent and influential newspapers. The timing could hardly be more politically loaded. The affected executive…
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