Source: US News & World Report
“Nicaraguan authorities released about 40 political prisoners on Saturday, two activists in the Central American country told Reuters. Those who were released will remain under house arrest and be required to report regularly to the police, they said. … Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has overseen a crackdown on political dissent in recent years. According to opposition groups, more than 70 ‘political prisoners’ in the country were imprisoned before Saturday’s release, among them social activists and student leaders.” (11/29/25)