{"id":181413,"date":"2026-01-10T14:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/nicaraguan-dictatorship-releases-political-prisoners-after-maduros-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:27:38","slug":"nicaraguan-dictatorship-releases-political-prisoners-after-maduros-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/nicaraguan-dictatorship-releases-political-prisoners-after-maduros-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaraguan Dictatorship Releases Political Prisoners After Maduro\u2019s Capture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo released at least 20 political prisoners from different parts of the country on January 10, 2026, saying it was in recognition of their 19 years in power. However, this release comes one week after the capture of Venezuela\u2019s president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, who has been their main political ally in Latin America. <\/p>\n\n

Relatives of political prisoners were summoned early in the morning to La Modelo prison in Tipitapa. Hours later, the regime issued a statement saying that \u201con the occasion of the commemoration of our 19th anniversary, dozens of people who remained in the custody of the relevant authorities have returned to their homes and families.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

The director general of the National Penitentiary System, Commissioner General Julio Guill\u00e9n, told pro-government media that a total of 30 people \u201cwere handed over to their families,\u201d but he did not reveal their identities. <\/p>\n\n

The Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua confirmed that 20 of the 30 people released by the dictatorship had previously been identified as political prisoners, but said it continues to verify the identities of the other ten individuals who are still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n\n

The political prisoners who were released were sent to their homes under a \u201chouse arrest\u201d regime, meaning they will have to regularly sign in at the police station that corresponds to their area. But the dictatorship said in its statement that this change in prison status is a \u201csymbol\u201d of its \u201ccommitment to encounter, peace, and everyone\u2019s right to a respectful and calm family and community life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

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Political prisoners released by the Nicaraguan dictatorship on January 10, 2026. \/\/Collage: CONFIDENCIAL <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Political prisoners released<\/h2>\n\n

The regime did not release an official list of the political prisoners who were freed, but based on photographs published, CONFIDENCIAL<\/strong> identified the following people who were released:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. \u00d3scar Gadea Tinoco<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Mario Jos\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez Serrano<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Olga Mar\u00eda Lara Rojas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Rojas Arburola<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Pedro Jos\u00e9 L\u00f3pez Calero<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Harold Santiago Miranda Espinoza<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Jessica Mar\u00eda Palacios Vargas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Rudy Antonio Palacios Vargas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    The Group of Released Political Prisoners (GREX) and the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners also confirmed the release of:<\/p>\n\n

      \n
    1. Marvin Antonio Campos Chavarr\u00eda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Alder Fabi\u00e1n L\u00f3pez Luna<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Chester Jaramil Cortez Narv\u00e1ez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Rafael Enrique Acevedo Guevara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Armando Jos\u00e9 Berm\u00fadez Mojica<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Oscar Enrique Vel\u00e1zquez S\u00e1nchez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Engels Fernando Guti\u00e9rrez Alem\u00e1n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Erick Antonio Mercado L\u00f3pez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Ambrosio Concepci\u00f3n Rivera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Eddy Mel\u00e9ndez Lacayo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Mauricio Francisco Alonso Estrada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Jos\u00e9 Le\u00f3nidas Rizo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      Political prisoners who remain behind bars<\/h2>\n\n

      Alongside the releases, it became known that the Ortega dictatorship refused to free several political prisoners, including Colonel Carlos Brenes, Beyker Ferreti, Douglas Gamaliel \u00c1lvarez, and Geovanny Jaret Guido.<\/p>\n\n

      According to the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners, as of January 9, 2026, at least 62 Nicaraguans had been detained by the National Police<\/a>, the repressive arm of the Ortega\u2011Murillo dictatorship, following the capture of Venezuelan president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by United States forces.<\/p>\n\n

      The organization, a civilian network that has been monitoring human rights violations in Nicaragua since 2018, reported that the arbitrary detentions have taken place in at least eight departments of the country: Chontales, Matagalpa, Managua, Jinotega, Chinandega, Estel\u00ed, Granada, Masaya, and the North and South Caribbean regions.<\/p>\n\n

      \u201cThese detentions, carried out without a judicial order and based solely on expressions of opinion, constitute a serious violation of fundamental human rights,\u201d denounced Blue and White Monitoring.<\/p>\n\n

      U.S. pressure<\/h2>\n\n

      This release of prisoners comes one day after the United States Embassy in Managua reminded that after the \u201cimportant step\u201d taken by Venezuela in freeing \u201ca large number of political prisoners,\u201d in Nicaragua there are also \u201cmore than 60 people\u201d <\/a>who remain \u201cunjustly detained or missing,\u201d a message issued following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by U.S. military forces.<\/p>\n\n

      \u201cVenezuela took an important step toward peace by freeing a large number of political prisoners. In Nicaragua, more than 60 people remain unjustly detained or missing, including pastors, religious workers, the sick, and the elderly. Peace is only possible with freedom!\u201d the embassy said in a message on X.<\/p>\n\n

      The post was accompanied by the Spanish version of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social, in which he celebrated that Venezuela was freeing \u201ca large number of political prisoners as a sign of \u2018pursuit of peace.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n

      Before the U.S. embassy message, the Nicaraguan opposition political movement Uni\u00f3n Democr\u00e1tica Renovadora (Unamos) also noted that \u201cin Nicaragua there are more than 60 people imprisoned for political reasons,\u201d calling for \u201ctheir freedom as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

      On January 10, 2026, U.S. authorities reiterated their pressure: \u201cToday, the brutal Murillo\u2011Ortega dictatorship \u2018celebrates\u2019 19 years of what should have been a democratic five\u2011year term.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

      \u201cNicaraguans voted for a president in 2006, not for an illegitimate lifelong dynasty. Rewriting the constitution and crushing dissent will not erase Nicaraguans\u2019 aspirations to live free from tyranny,\u201d the U.S. State Department\u2019s Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs posted on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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