Managua Aug 5 (IANS) The Nicaragua Police has cracked down on anti-government marches being held in several cities across the country and barred foreign journalists from covering the protests.
"You cannot go here go to the park and shoot there " said a police officer while stopping journalists from entering a street that was part of a common transit Efe news reported.
Several reporters have been captured and assaulted during the protests in which until now 317-448 people have lost their lives.
The protests against President Daniel Ortega who has been accused of corruption and abuse of power started on April 18 over a set of social security reforms and had led to repeated calls for him to step down.

--IANS mag/mr