Miami Herald: Nicaragua spirals deeper into repression as Ortega jails rivals and former allies
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega stepped up attacks on his political opponents over the weekend by arresting five leading critics, including three former allies who fought alongside him during the Sandinista revolution, as he continues to suppress the opposition ahead of presidential elections in November.
Defying U.S. demands for the immediate release of four presidential candidates arrested over the past two weeks, Ortega ordered the arrest of Dora María Telléz, 65, a well known revolutionary and former leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and detained a retired Sandinista general, a former foreign minister and two opposition party leaders.
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Nicaragua detains 5 more Ortega critics ahead of elections -- Axios
Nicaragua’s government has arrested a dozen opposition leaders. Their relatives don’t know where they are. --- Washington Post
