Ortega’s Remaining Political Prisoners after Banishing 135 Ortega’s Remaining Political Prisoners after Banishing 135 Once again after a large prisoner release/banishment, ten political prisoners from before the 2018 protests and others remain in jail Redacción Confidencial · 8 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Newly Banished Nicaraguans Describe Torture in Prison Newly Banished Nicaraguans Describe Torture in Prison “We thought this would never end, but God heard us,” says one of the 135 exiles. Former prisoners confirm physical and psychological torture Redacción Confidencial · 7 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
New Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Appointed by Dictator Ortega New Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Appointed by Dictator Ortega Valdrack Jaentschke replaces retired military officer Denis Moncada as Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Redacción Confidencial · 7 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Nicaraguan Police Can Scan Phones and Freeze Bank Accounts Nicaraguan Police Can Scan Phones and Freeze Bank Accounts A new change to the Criminal Procedures Code will grant the police “superpowers” to search and seize assets, with court permission an afterthought Redacción Confidencial · 6 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Video Shows Narcos Discussing Bribes with Honduras President’s Brother-in-Law Video Shows Narcos Discussing Bribes with Honduras President’s Brother-in-Law Members of the Cachiros Cartel offered half a million dollars for Xiomara Castro’s presidential campaign in 2013 InSight Crime · 5 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega Exiles 135 Political Prisoners, Sent to Guatemala Ortega Exiles 135 Political Prisoners, Sent to Guatemala The former political prisoners were welcomed in Guatemala, the United States reported. The Ortega-Murillo regime remains silent Redacción Confidencial · 5 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
After Wiping Out Non-Profits, What’s Next for Ortega After Wiping Out Non-Profits, What’s Next for Ortega The dictatorship’s “Partnership Alliance” model means going from non-government organizations to para-state agencies Silvio Prado · 4 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Exiled Nicaraguans Express Solidarity with Venezuelans Exiled Nicaraguans Express Solidarity with Venezuelans “We reject the repression directed against citizen protests and the regime’s attempts to falsify the election results,” they affirm Agencia EFE · 3 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
UN Report on Increased Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua UN Report on Increased Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua Increasing cases of arbitrary detentions, intimidation of opponents, ill-treatment in custody and attacks against Indigenous peoples Havana Times · 3 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Venezuela: Arrest Warrant Against Edmundo Gonzalez Venezuela: Arrest Warrant Against Edmundo Gonzalez The Prosecutor’s Office summoned Gonzalez on three occasions. He is accused of usurpation of functions and other made-to-order crimes Agencia EFE · 3 de septiembre 2024 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021