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Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners, sends them to the US

Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
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The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega has released over 200 political prisoners and sent them over to the United States, it was reported in Managua. The beneficiaries of the move, including opposition leaders, priests, and critics of the government, were transferred to the El Chipote prison late Wednesday and boarded a plane in the early hours of Thursday, according to journalist Tifani Roberts, who currently resides in the United States. Read full article

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  • imoyaro

    Those who refused to be deported were sent back to prison. Free country, no?

    Feb 13th, 2023 - 02:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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