According to President Daniel Ortega, the dissident prelate is being held in La Modelo prison but he has received no visitors and his lawyer has accused the regime of his ‘forced disappearance’
A human rights organization, Nicaragua Nunca Más, estimates that more than 50 religious leaders have fled the country since 2018
An investigation by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua finds the presidential couple and government officials culpable of the repression that began with the 2018 crackdown
Mexico “will keep open diplomatic channels of communication to benefit both societies, and also expresses hope that a democratic agreement can be reached soon”
The 222 political prisoners come from all walks of life but share a common sentiment: ‘Anyone who loves their family doesn’t want this’
The Nicaraguan justice system has also stripped journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, Bishop Silvio Báez, feminist Sofía Montenegro and human rights defender Vilma Núñez of their citizenship
The legendary guerilla commander from the days of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution spoke to EL PAÍS about her time as a political prisoner in Managua’s feared El Chipote jail
The sentence is the longest given to any of Ortega’s opponents over the last couple of years
The 222 political prisoners held by the Daniel Ortega regime and sent to the US have been stripped of their nationality. ‘Nobody will take being Nicaraguan away from me’
The Nicaraguan leader said it was his wife and vice-president, Rosario Murillo, who contacted the US Embassy in Managua to request the transfer of 222 dissidents to Washington
The Catholic prelate, the most critical religious voice of the Daniel Ortega regime, was taken to La Modelo prison after refusing to board a plane carrying 222 political prisoners to the US
The regime of Daniel Ortega made the decision suddenly without notifying relatives. It has declared them ‘stateless’ and ‘traitors to the homeland.’ EL PAÍS has confirmed they were on a flight to Washington DC
The millionaire businessman and former army chief has presented himself as a strategist and conciliatory figure within the Sandinista regime, despite disagreements with his brother, President Daniel Ortega
New restrictions are being imposed on travelers with cameras and binoculars as the regime attempts to restrict reporting on the repression
The president of Mexico says that he will intercede in favor of the founder of WikiLeaks when he visits his American counterpart Joe Biden on July 12