Nicaragua's Government Says It's Freeing Detainees after Pressure from the US

The Associated Press
11:17 JST,
January 11, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry said Saturday the country would release dozens of prisoners, as the United States ramped up pressure on leftist President Daniel Ortegaa week after it ousted former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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