Nicaragua has freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the U.S. February 9, 2023 10:38 AM ET. By . Eyder Peralta , Tara Neill Enlarge this image.

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua has revoked the citizenship of 94 political dissidents, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a ...

The Nicaraguan government released more than 200 political prisoners, many of whom arrived in the United States on Thursday, according to officials, following years of repression by the country ...

In February 2023, he was among 222 political, student and faith leaders taken from some of Nicaragua’s most notorious prisons and flown to the United States. Shortly after, the Ortega government ...

El Chipote, the prison in Managua where Nicaragua’s dictator, Daniel Ortega, locks up political opponents, is a grim place.Yet on many mornings last year, music could be heard along its corridors.

Reuters. A demonstrator holds a national flag during a candlelight vigil protest for the political prisoners in Managua , Nicaragua, on October 3, 2019.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo ...

Nicaragua released 222 political prisoners early Thursday, including an American citizen, in a deal negotiated with Washington that marks one of the biggest prisoner releases ever involving the ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s authoritarian government freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the United States on Thursday in a surprise move that appears aimed at easing stinging U.S ...

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government freed 222 political prisoners Thursday, including top opposition politicians and business leaders, and sent them to the United States in a surprise operation ...

MEXICO CITY — Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...