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Nicaragua: Mayangna Forest Rangers Get 22 Years in Prison

The Prosecutor’s Office changed the accusation against them three times, denounces environmentalist Amaru Ruiz.

Ana Margarita Vijil recounts her time in prison and how she has experienced exile. “Both experiences leave scars,” she says.

Former president Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to more than ten years in prison and fined over 19 million dollars for money laundering.

“The concentration of power in Ortega and Murillo is brutal, there is extreme opacity, and corruption is not punished.”

It’s not just that we fear it could happen. It has happened, it is happening. Many of us have lived it firsthand.

Prominent United States and Canada-based investment firms and mining corporations are also involved.

The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Nicaragua 172nd among the 180 countries evaluated.

Antonia Urrejola and Paulo Abrao highlight the victims’ demands. Obtaining justice will depend on the democratic transition model.

“The political power no longer supports the Attorney General,” but “she is shielded for the moment” because of her position.

The cases of Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela are excellent examples of how dictatorships attempt to justify their never-ending rule.