Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios

Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios is a Nicaraguan independent investigative journalist. He is the founder and editor of Confidencial, a news web site and weekly publication combining investigative journalism and analyses of current affairs.[1] Chamorro is the youngest son of former president of Nicaragua Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a Nicaraguan journalist and editor of La Prensa who was shot to death in January 1978 during the Somoza regime.

In January 2019, Chamorro went into exile in Costa Rica,[2] after the police raid of Confidencial's offices on 14 December 2018.[3]

References
  1. "Carlos Fernando Chamorro". Wilson Center. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. "Nicaraguan journalist flees citing threats". BBC News. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. "Ortega's police assault Confidencial's Newsroom". Confidencial. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2019-01-31.


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