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Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has consolidated his power since popular protests erupted in 2018. INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship

February 16, 2023 • President Daniel Ortega intensifies his political crackdown, stripping 94 of the most prominent Nicaraguan writers, journalists and human rights activists of citizenship. They lose all their rights.

Nicaragua sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison

Protest against the detention of Nicaraguan bishop and regime critic Bishop Rolando Alvarez. EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicaragua sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison

February 10, 2023 • Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez refused to leave Nicaragua with other political prisoners released on Thursday.

Nicaragua has freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the U.S.

A man holds a Nicaraguan flag in favor of peace in Nicaragua. Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicaragua has freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the U.S.

February 9, 2023 • On state television a judge said the government had decided to "deport" the prisoners, saying they had been declared traitors and can never again serve public office.

Nicaragua may be holding presidential elections, but it is edging toward dictatorship

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in the capital Managua in 2018. Alfredo Zuniga/AP hide caption

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Nicaragua may be holding presidential elections, but it is edging toward dictatorship

November 7, 2021 • Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is running for a fourth consecutive term to remain leader of the Central American country in elections that critics and U.S. officials have labeled a "sham."

Nicaragua Is Moving To Arrest One Of Its Leading Writers In A Pre-election Crackdown

Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez in 2017 upon receiving the Cervantes Prize literary award. Prosecutors have ordered Ramirez' arrest along with other opponents of President Daniel Ortega. Alfredo Zuniga/AP hide caption

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