"El Pueblo" newspaper

• Date: 1976 - 1984

• Location: Central America

• Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

• Medium: Print journalism

• Artist/Author/Producer: Melvin Wallace, Editor Carlos Domingo Cuadra, Sr. Writer

• Confronting Bodies: members of the Sandinista Popular Army

• Dates of action: January 25, 1980+

• Location: Nicaragua

Description of the Art Work

"El Pueblo" was a Maoist newspaper in Nicaragua, known to urge its readers to sabotage the state economy.

Description of incident

The newspaper was described as counter-revolutionary by the Nicaraguan authorities and closed- down by members of the Sandinista Popular Army. They seized the machinery, materials, and office equipment and arrested two journalists and their assistant.

Results of incident

The newspaper never reopened. As of June 1981 all those arrested had been released.

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