Coverage dated February 13, 2023 to February 16, 2023
Nicaragua Strips Citizenship From Hundreds Days After Prisoner Release
Headline from New York Times, on the newest of 2 developments
The country’s increasingly authoritarian government stripped more than 300 people of their citizenship, including political prisoners recently released and sent to the United States.
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Developments in this update
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Nicaragua's vote to strip opponents of citizenship
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Nicaragua Strips Citizenship From Hundreds Days After Prisoner Release
Legal analysts and human rights groups are calling it a political ploy but also a violation of international law that they say is unprecedented — at least in the Western Hemisphere .
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.
A Nicaraguan court under President Daniel Ortega stripped the citizenship from 94 exiled dissidents and declared them to be "traitors to the fatherland," drawing sharp criticism from a regional UN watchdog…
A court under President Daniel Ortega has revoked the citizenship of 94 Nicaraguans, claiming that they were "carrying out criminal acts" against the peace and independence of the country.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Nicaragua cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents Wednesday, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals
The country’s increasingly authoritarian government stripped more than 300 people of their citizenship, including political prisoners recently released and sent to the United States.
A crackdown by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega takes a new turn as he strips political opponents of their citizenship. Since popular protests erupted in 2018, Ortega has consolidated his power.
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