Family members and an ex-Nicaraguan diplomat say the inmates seen as political prisoners are headed to Washington after an apparently negotiated release.
With virtually no independent journalists left inside and foreign reporters banned from entering, Nicaragua has become ‘an information black hole.’Ortega first served as president in the 1980s during a bloody civil war that pitted Sandinista fighters against U.S.-backed Contra rebels. He was voted out in the 1990 presidential election but returned to power in 2007. By rigging elections, he has remained president ever since, becoming the longest-serving leader in Latin America.
Many were jailed at Managua’s infamous El Chipote prison, where, according to some prisoners who were released, torture was common and food was scant. Lucía Pineda, director of the 100% Noticias news channel, fled Nicaragua after being jailed for six months.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Nicaragua reportedly frees 222 imprisoned opponents, sends them to USSome 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega were on their way to Washington on Thursday.
続きを読む »
Nicaragua reportedly frees 222 imprisoned opponents, sends them to USSome 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega were on their way to Washington on Thursday.
続きを読む »
Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners and sends them to the U.S.Nicaragua has freed more than 200 inmates considered to be political prisoners and sent them to the U.S., a senior Biden administration official said.
続きを読む »