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March 19, 2019

Nicaragua: Police Arrest Over 100 as Protesters Call for Release of Political Prisoners
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In Nicaragua, police arrested over 100 people over the weekend, after
protesters took to the streets demanding the government of President
Daniel Ortega release all political prisoners and following Friday's
release of 50 prisoners amid an ongoing crackdown on journalists and
government critics. Last month, Ortega vowed to reopen talks with
political opponents. This is a protester speaking in Managua Saturday.

Protester: "We are calling for freedom for all our political prisoners.
The government has accepted that there are political prisoners. The only
crime that they committed was to raise their flag and their voices for
Nicaragua."



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