Nicaragua Frees Hundreds of Political Prisoners to the United States

[BidenPresident]

Nicaragua released 222 political prisoners early Thursday in a deal negotiated with Washington, marking one of the biggest prisoner releases ever involving the United States, according to senior Biden administration officials with knowledge of the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly about a sensitive matter.

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on the government and the family of President Daniel Ortega as the country has slid into autocratic rule and targeted its opponents in civil society, the church and the news media.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/world/americas/nicaragua-prisoner-release.html

 

[BidenPresident]

"One of those traveling to the United States was Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, a journalist who was a leading contender in Nicaragua’s presidential elections held in 2021.

Just months before the elections, Ms. Chamorro was disqualified as a candidate. Government forces then raided her home and detained her minutes before she was scheduled to give a news conference to speak about her disqualification and criticize the government’s interference in the polls."