Nicaragua's Police Force Quintupled in 2025

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The strength of the UN report, which proves the involvement of military forces in the repression, so upset the presidential couple that they decided to leave the Human Rights Council. Read

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Nicaragua's Police Force Quintupled in 2025

Rosario Murillo has sworn in 30,000 hooded “volunteers” in Managua, which experts affirm will comprise her own repressive army. The post Nicaragua’s Police Force Quintupled in 2025 appeared first on Havana Times.

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Nicaragua’s President Presents them as “Voluntary Police” and “Defensors of Peace”

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo swore in 30,000 hooded civilians as part of a new force called the “volunteer police.” The ceremony took place in the Plaza de la Fe in Managua and has raised concerns both nationally and internationally about the repressive implications of this new force. The creation of the “volunteer police” is part of a series of constitutional reforms promoted by the Sandinista government.

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The Nicaraguan government swore on Wednesday to 30,000 civilians hooded as "voluntary police," who are considered by the opposition to be paramilitaries destined to collaborate in political repression. Dressed in white T-shirt and black pants, the hooded formed ranks at dusk in the Plaza de la Fe in Managua, the capital of the country, to swear with their hands up to President Daniel Ortega and his wife, the "co-president" Rosario Murillo. "We t…