According to the IACHR, during this period the Nicaraguan tyrant has ordered the imprisonment of 1,841 opponents. To date, 47 people remain in detention, while 222 have been deported
"Today he (Pope) has told them what they are: a dictatorship of unbalanced, vulgar and anachronistic, in the Hitlerian and communist style," the influential bishop said on Twitter.
The offices of the newspaper “La Prensa” were occupied by Nicaraguan police forces as part of an alleged customs fraud investigation
Ortega is accusing the organization of perpetrating “attacks on peace and stability” and violating political neutrality
The Biden administration imposed visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Ortega-Murillo regime and sanctioned three Nicaraguan entities for participating in repression
The sanctions target family members of the president and vice president, as well as Nicaraguan officials
Small contingents of Russian troops will also be allowed to provide “experiences and training” to Nicaraguan forces. The Kremlin is also sending military aircraft and naval vessels.
After the announcement, the United States demanded on Saturday from the Nicaraguan regime the release of the bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa
The decision comes as a response to Nicaragua’s sham elections on November 7.