Daniel Ortega Imposes a Police State In Nicaragua

“Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has escalated a crackdown on people he and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, deemed a threat to their continued rule of 14 years and counting,” Politico reports.

“By mid-August, Ortega and Murillo had detained at least seven potential presidential rivals and barred the genuine opposition parties from participating in the Nov. 7 presidential election — effectively wiping away any real competition. They’ve also detained or otherwise threatened dozens more human rights activists, business leaders, students, journalists and others in the Central American country of 6.5 million.”

“The repression is among the most intense a Western Hemisphere country has experienced in decades… they appear to be taking things to a new level, imposing a police state with the goal of bringing about dynastic rule to the country.”