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    Until September 2024 in Nicaragua more than 45 people are deprived of their liberty for political reasons. The conditions of detention in which they find themselves are inhumane, and constitute cruel treatment and acts of torture: they undergo constant interrogations, they are subjected to situations of isolation, they do not communicate with their families regularly and those who have sons and daughters, have not been able to see them to date.

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    Presos-porcentaje

    - are men
    - are women

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    9 people are
    over 60 years old

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    Since 2018: - have suffered their 1st arrest, - their 2nd and - their 3rd

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    Who are political prisoners in Nicaragua?

    Pre-candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, student leaders, journalists, women, feminists, human rights defenders, activists, leaders of political movements, businessmen, peasants and priests.

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    Chronology of illegal detentions in Nicaragua

    In April the social protests break out in Nicaragua over the Social Security reforms
    April arbitrary arrests begin
    The State begins the criminalization of the opposition prosecuting them for acts of terrorism
    On June 11, 110 political prisoners are released under an Amnesty Law criticized for guaranteeing impunity for those responsible for the lethal repression.
    On the eve of the end of the year releases 91 more political prisoners
    2020
    They also approve Law 1042, Cybercrime Law to silence opinions on social networks
    2021
    The State arbitrarily detains 7 presidential candidates prior to the November elections
    The arbitrary arrests extend until December
    2022
    In May the State initiates a permanent siege against bishops and priests of the Catholic Church
    In August the regime arrests Monsignor Rolando Álvarez in a new attack against the Catholic Church.
    2018
    The State represses peaceful protests
    July 16, Law 977, Law against money laundering and financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, is approved
    In December, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), alerts that crimes against humanity were committedin the 109 deaths they investigated that year
    2019
    The State decides to keep 120 political prisoners deprived of liberty
    The ruling Assembly approves the Law for the Defense of the People's Rights, to Independence, Sovereignty and Self-determination for Peace. (Law 1055)
    At the end of May, arbitrary arrests began in the pre-electoral context
    IACHR updates the number of fatalities due to the repression that began in 2018, establishing that there are 355 people killed
    As of May, 168 people had been unfairly processed without meeting international standards
    As of June, the number of political prisoners amounts to more than 190 and the arrests continue.

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