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Defiant Ortega frees political prisoners in Nicaragua, expels them to U.S.: More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to the United ...
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Daniel Ortega: ‘No negotiation’ with US over release of political prisoners: The Nicaraguan leader said it was his wife and vice-president, Rosario Murillo ...
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More than 200 freed Nicaraguan anti-government protesters, opposition leaders en route to US
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Over 200 Nicaraguan prisoners, including top Ortega critics, freed and sent to US
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US deports Nicaraguan exile who was tortured: A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against that country's government was deported ...
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Nicaragua Releases Prison Photos of Detained Doctor Amid US Demands: Nicaragua's government has published prison photos and an interview with detained doctor ...
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Nicaragua expels Catholic Bishop Alvarez, priests amid crackdown: Nicaragua said it expelled 19 clergymen to the Vatican on Sunday, including Catholic Bishop ...
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Nicaragua bars pageant head after Ortega critic wins Miss Universe: media: Nicaraguan authorities have barred the director of the national beauty pageant from ...
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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome: The priests were arrested as part of an ongoing crackdown on the Catholic Church following mass ...
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Nicaraguan Catholic bishop sentenced to over 26 years in prison, stripped of citizenship
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Key FactsNicaragua deported 222 political prisoners, but the most concerning one remained in the country | Opinion
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Bishop Rolando Alvarez was among 222 political detainees released by dictator Daniel Ortega.
- According to Humberto Ortega, the president may be hoping for relief from US sanctions or to avoid new sanctions.
- In an interview with Telemundo, Biden stated that while the release of prisoners was a positive step, "We believe all political prisoners should be released."
- Although the release of 222 political prisoners is commendable, Nicaragua remains one of the world's bloodiest dictatorships.
Political prisoners on their detention: "Nicaragua needs a democracy": Dora María Téllez was a former Sandinista guerrilla fighter, later a minister and was in ...
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What it's like to be a freed Nicaraguan political prisoner: Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga was in prison for 20 months. This month ...
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Nicaragua strips 94 prominent dissidents of citizenship: Among those accused of being "traitors" are award-winning writers Gioconda Belli and Sergio Ramírez.
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Pope voices his concern for imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop: Pope Francis on Sunday spoke of his concern over the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez ...
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Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners and sends them to the US: The Nicaraguan government released more than 200 political prisoners ...
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Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of country's leader Ortega, 'deports' them to U.S.
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Key FactsNicaragua releases 222 Ortega opponents and sends them to the United States.
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- On March 3, 2020, university students in Managua demonstrate for the release of political prisoners held by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government.
- According to Blinken, the prisoners were imprisoned "for exercising their fundamental freedoms and have endured lengthy unjust detentions."
- The Nicaraguan opposition's most recent count of "political prisoners" detained was 245.
- While the release of the prisoners was welcomed, Wilma Nunez, president of the Nicaragua Center for Human Rights, said in a statement that "deportation is a legal term that applies to foreigners who commit crimes in a country."
Nicaraguan judge orders dissident bishop to stand trial: The ruling comes as part of a years-long crackdown against critics of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/nicaraguan-judge-order
Under Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua has become a one-party state: In sham elections on November 6th the ruling party won 153 out of 153 municipalities
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EU declares Nicaraguan envoy ‘persona non grata’ as tensions rise: Tit-for-tat measure comes amid ongoing international criticism of Nicaraguan government’s ...
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What are the reasons behind tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church?: Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the ...
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Pope 'concerned' after Nicaraguan bishop detained: Pope Francis said Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in ...
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Key FactsFollowing the arrest of a bishop in Nicaragua, the Pope has called for dialogue on the Church-state problem.
Apr 24, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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- Reuters, August 21 - Following the arrest of a bishop who is a vocal critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Pope Francis called for a "open and sincere" dialogue between the Church and the government on Sunday.
- Alvarez was apprehended in a pre-dawn operation in Matagalpa on Friday and placed under house arrest in Managua.
- Alvarez, a critic of Ortega's regime and one of the most powerful individuals in the Nicaraguan Church, had been held for two weeks in a Church house in Matagalpa alongside five priests, one seminarian, and a cameraman for a religious television program.
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