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August 6, 2021

Nicaraguan Police Arrest Another Candidate Challenging President Ortega
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In Nicaragua, authorities have arrested another candidate in November's
presidential election as President Daniel Ortega continues to crack down
on his opposition. Berenice Quezada, who was Miss Nicaragua in 2017, has
been placed under house arrest. Quezada is the running mate of
right-wing presidential hopeful Oscar Sobalvarro, a former commander for
the U.S.-backed Contras - which have been accused of brutal human rights
violations fighting the Sandinistas during the Nicaraguan revolution in
the 1980s.


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