By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - A former Nicaraguan presidential hopeful and her brother were found guilty of several financial crimes late Friday.
Daniel Ortega is still holding hundreds of political prisoners including candidates who challenged him last year and is still defying U.S. and E.U. sanctions.
Indigenous groups in eastern Nicaragua continuously face violent attacks led by the militant arms of logging, mining, and farming enterprises seeking to exploit the area’s largely untouched land.
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