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News Nicaragua Government: How to Defend Nicaragua's Political Prisoners in a Rigged System

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
How to Defend Nicaragua's Political Prisoners in a Rigged System
News source: https://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/how-to-defend-nicaraguas-political-prisoners-in-a-rigged-system/94917

In early June, the Nicaraguan government, under pressure of heavy international sanctions, approved a law to give amnesty to those who participated and free political prisoners, as the start of ...

News Nicaragua Government: Activists push for tougher sanctions on Nicaragua's government

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Activists push for tougher sanctions on Nicaragua's government
News source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/448032-activists-push-for-tougher-sanctions-on-nicaraguas-government

Lawmakers at a House hearing on Tuesday condemned human rights violations under the regime of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and weighed tougher sanctions to address the crisis. Rep. ...

News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua officials release more prisoners after crackdown

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Nicaragua officials release more prisoners after crackdown
News source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nicaragua-officials-release-prisoners-crackdown-63637277

Principal leaders of protests against President Daniel Ortega's government and two prominent journalists were freed from prison Tuesday ahead of a June 18 deadline to release the last of hundreds ...

News Nicaragua Government: Ortega government frees jailed leaders of 2018 protests in Nicaragua

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Ortega government frees jailed leaders of 2018 protests in Nicaragua
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ortega-government-frees-jailed-leaders-of-2018-protests-in-nicaragua/2019/06/11/dd544b20-8c54-11e9-b6f4-033356502dce_story.html

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities on Tuesday freed 56 people detained during a harsh crackdown on dissent last year, including leaders of a wave of anti-government protests and independent ...

News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua in Crisis: What to Know

Published on: Friday 24 May 2019
News source: https://www.cfr.org/article/nicaragua-crisis-what-know

A demonstrator places his painted handprints on a wall during a gathering to mark one hundred days of anti-government protests aimed to oust Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, in Managua. Jorge ...

News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua gov't says it released 50 more political prisoners

Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/nicaragua-gov-released-50-political-prisoners-190530215429225.html

Demonstrators take part in a protest in support of US citizen Eddy Montes, who was detained during anti-government protests and killed in a prison, at San Agustin church in Managua, Nicaragua [Carlos ...

News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua government releases 50 more political prisoners

Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
News source: https://www.ctpost.com/news/world/article/Nicaragua-government-releases-50-more-political-13907174.php

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's government released 50 prisoners detained during protests from jail to house arrest Thursday as an agreed-upon deadline to release all such inmates approaches. A ...