Guatemalan President: “We oppose banishment as a punishment”
The president of Guatemala explains why he agreed to receive the latest group of 135 banished Nicaraguan political prisoners.
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Nicaragua: “I Didn’t Think My Opinions Represented Danger”
The philosopher & sociologist was in prison for ten months for expressing his opinion on social media. “I’m going to keep doing it,” he says.
Exiled Nicaraguan Students: “Hard to Consider Returning”
Three students and two professionals explain why going back to Nicaragua isn’t in their plans, as they contemplate a future in other lands.
Olesia Muñoz: “They Invented a Facebook Post to Accuse Me”
Muñoz was a political prisoner twice. She was accused of cybercrimes in a setup that involved the bishop of Granada, Monsignor Solorzano.
She Was Released from Jail but Banished from Nicaragua
“I’m fine. Sad, angry, emotional, but okay,” she told me. Then her voice broke into intense crying. “They still have other women locked up.”
Ortega’s Remaining Political Prisoners after Banishing 135
Once again after a large prisoner release/banishment, ten political prisoners from before the 2018 protests and others remain in jail.
Newly Banished Nicaraguans Describe Torture in Prison
“We thought this would never end, but God heard us,” says one of the 135 exiles. Former prisoners confirm physical and psychological torture.
Nicaragua: Two Journalists among the 135 Exiled Prisoners
“Nicaragua’s release of journalists Víctor Ticay and Fabiola Tercero brings us relief, but they should never have been imprisoned…”
New Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Appointed by Dictator Ortega
Valdrack Jaentschke is one of the regime’s most loyal figures within the diplomatic corps. Dennis Moncada leaves the post for “health reasons”
Ortega Exiles 135 Political Prisoners, Sent to Guatemala
The former political prisoners were welcomed in Guatemala, the United States reported. The Ortega-Murillo regime remains silent.