Nicaragua government says it will free all jailed protesters
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — President Daniel Ortega’s administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government.
The release of more than 700 opposition protesters had been the main demand of the opposition for continuing talks with the government. In return, the government is asking for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Ortega’s government.
The announcement on prisoners was made by the two independent figures who are monitoring and assisting the talks, the papal nuncio in Nicaragua and a representative of the Organization of American States. They said the talks would resume Thursday, after several days of tension since weekend protests were broken up by security forces.