{"id":179646,"date":"2025-12-05T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/recent-releases-reveal-an-undercount-of-political-prisoners-in-nicaragua\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:19:27","slug":"recent-releases-reveal-an-undercount-of-political-prisoners-in-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/recent-releases-reveal-an-undercount-of-political-prisoners-in-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Releases Reveal an \u201cUndercount\u201d of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners reported around 35 people released from custody between November and December 2, 2025. Of those, 17 had not previously been identified as political prisoners, which\u2014according to the group\u2014shows that an undercount exists, driven by the \u201cclimate of fear\u201d in Nicaragua. <\/p>\n\n<p>According to the organization, among the 1<a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/dictadura-traslada-casa-por-carcel-a-exfuncionarios-de-la-corte-suprema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7 people released<\/a> who had not been listed as political prisoners are mostly former state employees, ex-military personnel, and supporters of the ruling party, who were reportedly detained \u201cfor apparently political reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>These detentions \u201cbelonged to the underreporting highlighted in recent months,\u201d the Mechanism warned. \u201cThe silence surrounding these cases confirms that the underreporting is greater than estimated, and that the state practice of temporary disappearance functions as a tool to hide the true scale of repression,\u201d it added.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>They warn that this underreporting \u201cdoes not stem from a lack of cases, but from the widespread fear imposed by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, whose coercive structures use arbitrary detention, surveillance, and threats as mechanisms of social control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>They emphasize that \u201cmany families prefer not to report detentions for fear of immediate reprisals, which makes it difficult to identify all individuals imprisoned for political reasons in a timely manner.\u201d<br\/><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-excarcelados-siguen-bajo-amenazas\">Released prisoners still under threat<\/h2>\n\n<p>Regarding the Nicaraguans who were released and were included on the Mechanism\u2019s list, they clarified that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/excarcelan-a-cuatro-presos-politicos-originarios-de-masaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 men and 6 women<\/a>. These releases occurred without prior notice, and several individuals were returned to their homes showing signs of physical and emotional deterioration. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAfter being returned to their homes, these individuals and their families were explicitly threatened not to report what had happened and were informed that they would remain under \u2018house arrest\u2019 or \u2018municipal arrest,\u2019 with the obligation to report daily at police stations,\u201d the organization noted.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Mechanism also emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/political-prisoners-released-but-confined-to-house-arrest-several-are-ill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">releases <\/a>&#8220;do not constitute full freedom&#8221;. The State continues to fail to clarify the reasons for their detention, the nature of the judicial proceedings and the violations committed during their captivity. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quedan-62-presos-politicos\"><strong>62 political prisoners remain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>After these releases, the Mechanism counts 62 citizens detained for political reasons\u201456 men and 6 women\u2014of whom 18 are elderly and 28 remain in a state of forced disappearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-12-05-123329.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-12-05-123329.png 458w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-12-05-123329-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-12-05-123329-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cForced disappearance remains one of the most serious violations: 28 people continue to be unaccounted for, and their families face silence, fear, and harassment,\u201d the organization warned.<\/p>\n\n<p>The updated list of political prisoners still includes indigenous leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/opinion\/brooklyn-rivera-continua-en-condicion-de-desaparicion-forzada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brooklyn Rivera Bryan<\/a>, Steadman Fagoth M\u00fcller and Nancy Elizabeth Henr\u00edquez, who are among the 18 elderly detainees.<\/p>\n\n<p>Also included are retired military officers Carlos Brenes, V\u00edctor Boitano, <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/nicaraguan-ex-military-officer-anibal-rivas-reed-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-treason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An\u00edbal Rivas Reed<\/a> and Eddie Mois\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez Valdivia.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, the list features former Sandinista revolutionary commander Henry Ruiz, confined to his home by the Nicaraguan Police since March 8, as well as Ortega\u2019s former advisor and retired general <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/police-arrest-retired-general-alvaro-baltodano-in-matagalpa-say-local-farmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c1lvaro Baltodano Cantarero<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners reported around 35 people released from custody between November and December 2, 2025. 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