https://nextedition.com.ng/2018/12/16/nicaragua-police-beat-journalists-reports/

Nicaraguan police have beaten several journalists protesting against earlier raids on their offices, reports say.

They say this happened as the reporters gathered outside a police station in the capital Managua, saying the raids were illegal.

Nicaragua has been rocked by months of protests against President Daniel Ortega, who is accused of restricting civil liberties in the country.

The president in turn accuses the protesters of planning a coup.

Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and the security forces since April.

Carlos Fernando Chamorro, who runs the online daily Confidential, accused the police of acting without any justification.

"This is an armed assault on private property, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and free enterprise," he said.