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Assassinated in Exile: Roberto Samcam Laid to Rest in Costa Rica

Summary by The Tico Times
Roberto Samcam, a Nicaraguan exile and outspoken Ortega critic, was assassinated in Costa Rica. UN and exiles demand justice and international protection.

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Among tears, hugs and cries of resistance, relatives and close friends gave the last farewell to Roberto Samcam, the iron opposer of Daniel Ortega's regime, who was murdered last June 19 in his own home, in San Vicente de Moravia, San José. The ceremony took place, this Sunday morning, in the Church of the Animas, in San Bosco. “Roberto Samcam: present!” dozens of people shouted in chorus, as the coffin entered the parish, accompanied by the fla…

The systematic and relentless persecution orchestrated by the Ortega-Murillo regime has led to the closure, confiscation, and expulsion of hundreds of independent media outlets and journalists from the country. For many, exile has become the only way to escape censorship, threats, and physical attacks, and to continue reporting. Like Carlos Chamorro, director of the digital media outlet Confidencial, more than 280 Nicaraguan media workers have b…

The denationalized Nicaraguan Roberto Samcam, a retired major of the critical army of the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo who was murdered this week in Costa Rica, was buried this Sunday in a cemetery in San José by his family and friends. The entry Buried in Costa Rica the Nicaraguan opposition Roberto Samcam, shot dead was first published in Proceso Digital.

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news in on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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