In September 2024, Murillo and Ortega henchmen forcibly disappeared Steadman Fagoth Muller, 71, a former political official dedicated to defending Nicaragua’s autonomous lands from FSLN greed and corruption. He is an elderly man unjustly punished for speaking up. Now, after nearly two years of enforced disappearance and unimaginable conditions, the dictatorship has released photos of a staged “family visit.” We saw what happened when the dictatorship released photos of Brooklyn Rivera — he died within days. Is this what we are to expect again? Free Steadman Fagoth Muller now. #LibertadYa
We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Nicaraguan Bishop Abelardo Mata who has been arbitrarily detained by the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship. 80-year old Bishop Mata poses no threat to the regime and his health is fragile. We further condemn the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship’ continued cruel religious persecution and repression. The attacks on religious freedom must stop.
🇺🇸🇳🇮‼️ | La Congresista Republicana, María Elvira Salazar, denunció el atrincheramiento dictatorial en Nicaragua: "La dictadura de Ortega y Murillo no tiene ningún interés en reformarse. Su único interés es mantenerse en el poder a cualquier costo y escapar de las consecuencias por el sufrimiento que le ha causado al pueblo nicaragüense. Pero el pueblo nicaragüense no se ha rendido, y quienes creemos en la libertad tampoco. A Ortega y Murillo les llegará su hora".
Me preocupa profundamente la seguridad de los exiliados nicaragüenses en Centroamérica.
Quienes huyeron de la persecución de Ortega no pueden volver a sentirse perseguidos lejos de su patria. Los gobiernos de la región tenemos la responsabilidad moral y democrática de protegerlos, garantizar su seguridad y dejar claro que no hay espacio para el miedo ni para la mano larga de la dictadura.
Con los perseguidos, siempre. Con Ortega, nunca.
🚨 #Urgente | El régimen de Ortega y Murillo ordena reformas a cinco leyes para legalizar la confiscación de bienes y cuentas bancarias "sin demora" y sin orden judicial.
Además, redefine el "terrorismo" para castigar con 20 años de cárcel a quien "altere el orden público" 👇
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Three years ago, the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship unjustly imprisoned Brooklyn Rivera. We have demanded his unconditional release ever since. The dictatorship released a statement through its state-controlled media only now that Rivera is critically ill, attempting to conceal their singular role in his cruel treatment and current condition. This repression, violence, and inhumanity is abhorrent; we reiterate our call for his and all political prisoners’ unconditional release NOW.
🇻🇪 🇨🇺 🇳🇮 @MariaCorinaYA: “Les digo a los venezolanos, a los cubanos y a los nicaragüenses: estamos en un momento sublime. Sus padres y sus abuelos vivieron la pérdida de la libertad. Ustedes vivirán su recuperación…”
Marxist regimes like Cuba and Nicaragua are always the worst abusers of religious freedom. As Secretary of State, I was proud to work to pressure these regimes & support persecuted believers. The US should use all the tools at our disposal to come to their aid.
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