Nicaragua crackdown

In a disturbing escalation of its crackdown on dissent, the government of Nicaragua has adopted a new tactic to intimidate and silence its critics: arresting them and then disappearing them from public view. The authorities have taken to detaining opponents without informing their families or the public about their whereabouts,...

In a disturbing escalation of its crackdown on dissent, the Nicaraguan government has adopted a new tactic to intimidate and silence its critics: arresting them and then keeping their detention a secret. The whereabouts of those taken into custody are not disclosed, and their arrests are not acknowledged by the...