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February 4, 2022

Daniel Ortega's Critics Convicted as Trials Resume in Nicaragua
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In Nicaragua, the criminal trials of dozens of opponents of President
Daniel Ortega's government - including students, journalists, activists
and political leaders - resumed this week. Several have been convicted,
after trials that lasted less than a day and had been delayed for
months. They were jailed last year leading up to November's election,
where Ortega won a fourth term. This is the mother of Yaser Vado
González, a member of the opposition party Unamos who was convicted
Tuesday.

Zenobia González: "It makes no sense for it to go on like this. There
has to be a solution for this problem, for this conflict we are going
through. There has to be a solution between the state of Nicaragua, the
government and the citizens. Many mothers are suffering, wives and
children, too. As a mother, I understand all of their feelings."



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