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Authorities successful Nicaragua person arrested astatine slightest 60 radical for reportedly celebrating oregon expressing enactment for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a quality rights watchdog radical and section media outlets said connected Friday (January 9, 2026).
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice-President Rosario Murillo are staunch allies of Mr. Maduro, who was captured by U.S. subject personnel successful Caracas past Saturday (January 3, 2026) and taken to New York to look proceedings connected cause and weapons charges.
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“Since the apprehension of Maduro and his woman Cilia Flores, "at slightest 60 arbitrary arrests" person occurred implicit alleged enactment for the operation, the NGO Blue and White Monitoring, which compiles reports of quality rights violations successful Nicaragua,” said successful a station connected X.
The radical said 49 radical remained successful detention connected Friday (January 9, 2026) "without accusation astir their ineligible status," portion 9 radical person been released and 3 others were temporarily detained.
"This caller question of repression is carried retired without a judicial bid and is based solely connected expressions of opinion: comments connected societal media, backstage celebrations, oregon not repeating authoritative propaganda," the radical said.
According to Confidencial, a Nicaraguan paper published extracurricular the country, the arrests took spot nether a "state of alert" ordered by Ms. Murillo pursuing Mr. Maduro's seizure — including surveillance successful neighbourhoods and connected societal media. La Prensa, different section newspaper, said the arrests occurred owing to "posts successful favor" of the U.S. operation.
