Nicaragua strips citizenship, confiscates property from 94 more political dissidents
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua strips citizenship, confiscates property from 94 more political dissidents

LA Times  

Writer Sergio Ramírez is one of 94 political dissidents whose Nicaraguan citizenship was canceled Wednesday by the government in Managua. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a statement Wednesday that declared the 94 people to be “traitors” and said they had lost their Nicaraguan citizenship. Most of those named have fled Nicaragua since President Daniel Ortega began arresting opponents two years ago, and Mejía said they had been declared “fugitives.” There was no mention of what might happen to those named who are still in Nicaragua. Peter J. Spiro, an international law professor at Temple University, and others say revoking citizenship in this context violates a treaty adopted in 1961 by United Nations member states, including Nicaragua, that sets clear rules to prevent statelessness.

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Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Sergio Mena’s life dissolved in hours. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Now in exile in Guatemala, Mena may be out of prison but he’s far from free. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Free …

U.S. secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners
3 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

LA Times  

Freed Nicaraguan prisoners wave from a bus after arriving in Guatemala City on Thursday. The U.S. government announced Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they will apply for asylum permits to come to the United States. “The United States again calls on the government of Nicaragua to immediately …

Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already been granted.” Asked why Martinelli had requested asylum, she said “because his …

Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US
1 year, 4 months ago

Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US

Al Jazeera  

Tamara Davila was one of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners sent into exile in the US this year. “When movements cannot be controlled, it’s hard for any government,” said Victoria Gonzalez-Rivera, a professor at San Diego State University who studies women’s rights and LGBTQ history in Nicaragua. “The women that are in the country and need to be helped because …

Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles
1 year, 6 months ago

Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The government of Nicaragua announced Friday it has confiscated properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Those taken from prison and forced aboard a flight to the United States on Feb. 9 included seven former presidential hopefuls, lawyers, rights activists, journalists …

US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship
1 year, 8 months ago

US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship

Al Jazeera  

The sanctions come as the government of President Daniel Ortega faces ongoing allegations of silencing dissent. The United States has announced sanctions against three Nicaraguan judges for their role in stripping hundreds of activists and political dissidents of their citizenship, as the Nicaraguan government faces allegations of stifling opposition. Nicaragua’s government, led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President …

UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal
1 year, 10 months ago

UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was ‘fundamental’ and should not be weaponised against critics. On Friday, the UN refugee agency said that a decision by a Nicaraguan court to revoke the citizenship of 94 exiled dissidents earlier this week is contrary to international law. “The recent legislative reforms in Nicaragua allowing for citizenship-stripping on arbitrary grounds …

Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents Wednesday, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a statement that declared the 94 people to be “traitors” and said they had lost their Nicaraguan citizenship. He said those on the list — among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel …

Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship

Al Jazeera  

Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law. He claimed those on the list – among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel commander Luis Carrión and journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro – were guilty of “spreading false news” and “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Most of those named fled Nicaragua when …

Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Last week Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, their release long demanded by the international community. “He would prefer to revert to a steady, low-level authoritarian government in which there are no, perhaps none of the more visible forms of abuses, but continuing political …

Nicaragua stripped the citizenship of the 222 dissidents it booted out. Is that legal?
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua stripped the citizenship of the 222 dissidents it booted out. Is that legal?

LA Times  

Last week, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, their release long demanded by the international community. The release of the prisoners was, in part, a tactic to “minimize the public costs of his repression,” particularly in the eyes of the international community, said Ivan Briscoe of International …

Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua
1 year, 10 months ago

Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista political machine mobilized a few thousand of its faithful Saturday to celebrate the government’s decision to expel 222 opposition leaders, activists, priests, students and journalists. Carrying a portrait of Vice President and first lady Rosario Murillo, Lizbeth Chávez said “we are marching, celebrating our sovereignty, defending our sovereignty and telling the Yankee empire that …

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
1 year, 10 months ago

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they have offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners released earlier this week, after legislators aligned with Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega moved to strip them of their legal status as citizens. Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares announced the decision on …

Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’
2 years, 10 months ago

Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’

Al Jazeera  

Miguel Mora is latest opposition figure convicted and sentenced amid crackdown on dissent in Central American nation. A judge in Nicaragua has sentenced former presidential hopeful and journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Among those already convicted are former Sandinista rebel commander Dora María Tellez, 65, who led an assault on the …

Nicaragua detains former OAS ambassador, critic of Ortega
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua detains former OAS ambassador, critic of Ortega

Al Jazeera  

Edgard Parrales was picked up by unidentified men near his home in Managua, his wife and a rights observer say. Nicaragua’s former ambassador to the Organization of American States – who has been critical of President Daniel Ortega – has been detained in Managua, according to his wife and a human rights observer. Edgard Parrales was picked up by identified …

Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez to live in exile in Spain
3 years, 2 months ago

Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez to live in exile in Spain

LA Times  

Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez says the government of President Daniel Ortega has imposed a system of “terror.” Writer and former Nicaraguan Vice President Sergio Ramírez announced Friday he will go live in Spain, after the government of President Daniel Ortega tried to arrest him and banned his latest book. In September, Ortega’s government issued an arrest warrant for him for …

Argentina, Mexico withdraw envoys over Nicaragua crackdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Argentina, Mexico withdraw envoys over Nicaragua crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Mexico and Argentina have recalled their ambassadors to Nicaragua for consultations in response to President Daniel Ortega’s mounting crackdown on the opposition, a joint statement said on Monday. Both countries want to consult their ambassadors about “the worrisome political-legal actions taken by the Nicaraguan government in recent days that have put at risk the well-being and freedom of various opposition …

Nicaragua police detain another opposition presidential hopeful
3 years, 6 months ago

Nicaragua police detain another opposition presidential hopeful

Al Jazeera  

Arturo Cruz’s detention comes three days after opposition presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro was placed under house arrest. Police in Nicaragua has taken opposition politician Arturo Cruz into custody, detaining a second presidential hopeful in less than a week and escalating the battle ahead of November elections in which President Daniel Ortega seeks to maintain his grip on power. Cruz’s detention …

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