Nicaragua government frees more than 200 political prisoners

Activists warn that there are still 39 political prisoners in Nicaragua

An organization reported that there are priests, students and workers who do not appear in the list of 222 banished and are still being arbitrarily detained

Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners, sends them to the US

The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega has released over 200 political prisoners and sent them over to the United States, it was reported in Managua. The beneficiaries of the move, including opposition leaders, priests, and critics of the government, were transferred to the El Chipote prison late Wednesday and boarded a plane in the early hours of Thursday, according to journalist Tifani Roberts, who currently resides in the United

Nicaragua orders citizenship revocation of 222 political prisoners sent to US

Tegucigalpa/Washington, Feb 10 (EFE).- Nicaraguan authorities on Friday ordered the stripping of the citizenship of 222 political prisoners who were expelled to the United States, according to a ruling by the Managua appeals court. “We have ordered the stripping of Nicaraguan nationality of 222 people who were declared traitors to the country,” the court ruling said. The resolution, read by magistrate Octavio Rothschuh of Chamber One of the appe…

Freed Nicaraguan Political Prisoners Granted Humanitarian Parole in US

The Nicaraguan government has freed more than 200 political prisoners and expelled them from the country. Many of those released were incarcerated for years for opposing the country’s leadership. All of them have been granted humanitarian protections in the Unites States. VOA’s Verónica Villafañe reports. Camera: Divalizeth Cash, Salome Ramirez, Iacopo Luzi and Donaldo Hernandez Video editor: Veronica Villafañe

Nicaragua: Prison sentence for bishop critical of the government

In a summary case, Catholic Bishop Álvarez was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison. The allegations: disobedience and undermining national integrity. The government critic had previously resisted his deportation. more Read the report at www.tagesschau.de

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners

The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip the released prisoners of their citizenship.