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U.S. makes fresh call for jailed Nicaraguan bishop's release

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols on Monday put fresh pressure on Nicaragua to release an anti-government bishop condemned last week to a 26-year prison sentence.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Pope Francis calls on Nicaragua to ‘open its heart’ over jailing of prominent government critic

The jailing of Bishop Rolando Alvarez marks ‘the most severe repression against the Catholic Church in Latin America’ in two decades

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Nicaragua’s prisoners flew to freedom – but Ortega’s not going anywhere

Joy and relief greeted the freed political detainees as they landed in the US but has Nicaragua’s autocratic ruler merely removed his biggest problem?

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2023

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners

The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip the released prisoners of their citizenship.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2023

Nicaraguan Catholic bishop sentenced to prison, stripped of citizenship

A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to a more than 26-year prison term on Friday, a day after the cleric and critic of President Daniel Ortega declined to be expelled to the United States as part of a prisoner release.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Not told until the runway: freed Nicaraguan prisoner recounts journey to U.S

Nicaraguan opposition leader Juan Sebastian Chamorro on Friday recounted his whirlwind trip to Washington from Managua's El Chipote prison this week after he was pulled from his cell in the middle of the night and pushed into a bus. 

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Nicaragua prisoner release pressure valve for Ortega regime

United States sanctions and public criticism of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was building for months

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Spain offers freed Nicaraguans citizenship after move to make them stateless

The Spanish government offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners who were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, Spain's top diplomat said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Why has Nicaragua suddenly released more than 200 political prisoners?

Jailed opponents of authoritarian leader Daniel Ortega freed and deported to US

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

‘I won’t leave my homeland’: Bishop imprisoned over criticism of Nicaragua’s Ortega refuses US flight

Bishop Rolando Alvarez did not board a flight to Washington along with 222 freed political prisoners – and will now face trial for ‘spreading false news’ in a case decried by human rights activists

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023