Nicaragua paper runs blank front page in protest of Ortega government

FILE PHOTO: A street vendor sells La Prensa, a local newspaper showing a blank front page as a sign of protest against Daniel Ortega's government, in Managua, Nicaragua, Jan.18, 2019. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's oldest and most-widely read newspaper published its Friday edition with a blank front page in protest against what it says is the government's withholding of ink, paper and other materials needed for its printing press since September.

In a Friday editorial, the La Prensa newspaper asked: "Have you imagined living without information?," and complained that the government of leftist President Daniel Ortega had impounded its supply of printing materials for 20 weeks.