UN report on the brutal repression in Nicaragua UN report on the brutal repression in Nicaragua An independent international investigation is needed to ensure justice Juan Pappier · 9 de marzo 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Relatives demand “house arrest” for political prisoners in FVBCh case Relatives demand “house arrest” for political prisoners in FVBCh case Prisoners of conscience suffer serious physical and psychological deterioration and fear for their lives Octavio Enríquez · 8 de marzo 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Yoel Sandino, political prisoner for creating a Facebook page Yoel Sandino, political prisoner for creating a Facebook page The prosecution requested 12 years in prison for the 25-year-old for allegedly “spreading fake news” and “undermining national integrity.” Redacción Confidencial · 7 de marzo 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Nicaraguan political prisoner Hugo Torres dies Nicaraguan political prisoner Hugo Torres dies In 1974, the former guerrilla risked his life in an operation to free other political prisoners, among them Ortega, who ordered his imprisonment Redacción Confidencial · 13 de febrero 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Daniel Ortega wants “a clean slate”, over the 2018 killings Daniel Ortega wants “a clean slate”, over the 2018 killings Ortega assumed the presidency on January 10th, amid international isolation. While turning a deaf ear to the clamor to free the more than 160 political Redacción Confidencial · 13 de enero 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
What lies ahead for Ortega’s political prisoners? What lies ahead for Ortega’s political prisoners? The political prisoners will be at the center of public debate in the coming months, along with the resulting sanctions Uriel Pineda · 10 de enero 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Fourth visit to political prisoners: El Chipote’s poor prison conditions persist Fourth visit to political prisoners: El Chipote’s poor prison conditions persist The political prisoners continue to lose weight, and several are in solitary confinement. Relatives demand more regular visits and to introduce blanket Redacción Confidencial · 6 de enero 2022 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Most Nicaraguans want to see the political prisoners released Most Nicaraguans want to see the political prisoners released “The hard-core vote of the true Sandinista followers could be calculated as around 10% of the population,” affirms Luis Haug, of CID Gallup Carlos F. Chamorro · 28 de diciembre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
CID Gallup poll: 70% say the political prisoners should be released CID Gallup poll: 70% say the political prisoners should be released 81% disapprove of Ortega calling popular political prisoners “SOBs” Redacción Confidencial · 28 de diciembre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Political prisoner Nidia Barbosa hospitalized for heart ailment Political prisoner Nidia Barbosa hospitalized for heart ailment Police in Nicaragua continue arresting those who oppose the regime. The latest is former prisoner Edder Muñoz of Masaya Redacción Confidencial · 25 de noviembre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021