Urgent Action Update: Activists Detained in Nicaragua (Nicaragua: UA 82.19)

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Dear President Ortega,

I write to express my concern about the continued persecution and criminalization strategy in Nicaragua since the protests of 18 April 2018. According to reports from local organizations, on 14 November, the Nicaraguan police detained at least 13 activists solely on the grounds of showing solidarity with a group of individuals on hunger strike, who were demanding the release of over 130 people in detention since the protests of 18 April 2018.

I urge you to drop all charges and immediately release all people detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, in accordance with international standards.

Yours sincerely,

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