"Nicaragua's co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, resorted on Tuesday to an old whitewashing tactic: releasing and parading political prisoners who had been forcibly disappeared. The move comes on the eve of a crucial decision for the Sandinista regime: the Trump administration will have to determine whether to expel the country from the Dominican RepublicCentral AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)"
"Throughout the morning, Sandinista propaganda outlets displayed images of the journalist Fabiola Tercero, one year and four months after her arrest, the raid on her home, and her disappearance from public view. Another lie falls apart for the traitors of the homeland, the official media headlined, in an attempt to discredit all those who have demanded to know the journalist's whereabouts."
Nicaragua's co-presidents released and publicly displayed political prisoners who had been forcibly disappeared, framing the action as a refutation of disappearance claims. The releases occurred ahead of a U.S. trade decision that could expel Nicaragua from DR-CAFTA or impose 100% tariffs because of systematic human rights violations identified by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. State media circulated images of journalist Fabiola Tercero months after her arrest and presented her statements as voluntary, a tactic labeled by rights groups as forced confessions. The U.S. Embassy had demanded proof of life and disclosure of detainees' whereabouts. Analysts view the displays as bargaining tactics by the regime.
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