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US imposes sanctions on Nicaragua's attorney general

The US sanctions Nicaragua's attorney general for participating in unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society.
President Ortega deported 222 political prisoners to the US, declaring them traitors.
Rights groups state that Nicaraguan authorities have imprisoned hundreds of real or imagined opponents since 2018 protests.

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Reuters

US imposes sanctions on Nicaragua's attorney general

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

US imposes sanctions on Nicaragua's attorney general

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday sanctioned Nicaragua's attorney general for her role in the government's "unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society," the U.S. Treasury Department said. Read full story

1 month ago·Malaysia

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The Hill

US sanctions Nicaragua attorney general

The US announced sanctions on Thursday against Nicaraguan Attorney General Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, accusing her of assisting the “ruthless oppression of peaceful opposition members” in the country. The Treasury Department dubbed Morales Urbina a “key actor in the Nicaraguan regime’s unjust persecution of political prisoners,” according to a press release announcing its sanction. Morales…

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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The Straits Times

US imposes sanctions on Nicaragua's attorney general

WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday sanctioned Nicaragua's attorney general for her role in the government's \"unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society,\" the U.S. Treasury Department said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

1 month ago·Singapore

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The Epoch Times

US Sanctions Nicaragua Attorney General Over Alleged Role in ‘Ruthless’ Oppression Under Ortega

The United States has imposed sanctions against Nicaraguan Attorney General Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina over allegations she was complicit in “ruthless” oppression under President Daniel Ortega’s regime. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the sanctions in a March 21 press release, noting they target a “key actor in the Nicaraguan regime’s unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society …

1 month ago·New York, United States

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