Nicaragua Archives - Page 212 of 436

Nicaraguan Exile Fights for Asylum in Norway

“Here in Norway, I’ve given them photos & videos of the harassment against me and my family. But they haven’t considered it sufficient proof.”

Delegates of the OAS General Secretariat held a virtual meeting with members of the Pro-Electoral Reforms Group in Nicaragua.

The same special police agents are used as witnesses at multiple trials for crimes supposedly occurring throughout the country.

They demand an end to harassment & persecution and ask that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights be allowed to return to the country.

The political prisoner regrets being in jail for demanding justice, freedom, and democracy. However, he said he will not give up doing so.

The prosecution asked for 16 years for supposed drug trafficking. A Judge also delivered a guilty verdict against 23-year-old Brayan Cornejo.

Vulnerability, impunity, fear, and the need to survive are behind the silence of the population in the face of abuses of power.

At least eight airlines are functioning in each of the other Central American countries. Nicaragua, however, is served by only two airlines.

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined three human rights groups calling on Nicaragua to end the widespread harassment the press.

“The situation is critical. A high dose of courage is needed to engage in journalism, but there’s a great capacity for resilience.”