Costa Rica’s top newspaper says US revoked visas of its executives, prompting press freedom concerns
Opposition leaders and press freedom groups said the move is unprecedented and demanded an explanation as La Nación said the U.S. gave no reason.
- The United States revoked the visas of several executives at La Nación, a major Costa Rican newspaper, raising concerns about press freedom and political punishment.
- Mauricio Herrera, former Costa Rican communications minister, claimed that the visa cancellations were requested by the Costa Rican government allied with President Chaves to intimidate dissenters.
- Other Costa Rican critics of President Chaves, including opposition lawmakers and judges, have also had their U.S. visas revoked recently.
- La Nación stated that revoking visas from board members due to their critical stance would harm democracy and intimidate free expression.
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US bars executives of Costa Rica’s leading newspaper La Nación from entry
The United States has revoked tourist visas for five board members at La Nación, Costa Rica’s most influential newspaper, in what critics are calling an “unprecedented” measure that could have a “chilling effect” on free speech in the Central American nation. Over the weekend, Pedro Abreu, CEO and chairman of the board of Grupo Nación, the holding company that owns the newspaper, started getting messages from friends with links to local media re…
US revokes visas for prominent Costa Rican newspaper directors in apparent retaliation
Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026—The Trump administration’s revocation of visas as a way to police speech must end, and immigration officials should offer a clear explanation as to why the directors of one of Costa Rica’s leading watchdog outlets, La Nación, were barred from traveling to the United States, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Five of seven La Nación board members had their entry tourist visas to the United States rev…
The withdrawal of visas from the United States against critical voices of President Rodrigo Chaves has raised alarms in Costa Rica. In February 2025, two opposition deputies who questioned the Costa Rican government’s decision to exclude Chinese companies from a million-dollar public contract in technology lost their visa. They were then officials of the state telecommunications agency. The list was extended to other critical legislators of Chav…
The newspaper La Nación, one of Costa Rica's most important newspapers, reported on Saturday that the U.S. had revoked the visas of five of its seven board members, prompting reactions from the newspaper itself…
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