an order. i was taken by the police. they came into my house and they took me. reporter: the nicaraguan political leader is one of 222 former political prisoners including an american citizen who were suddenly taken out of jail wednesday and thursday and put on a plane bound for the united states. the u.s. government is providing them various types of assistance to adjust their situation here in washington. reporter: nicaraguan president denied his country had negotiated with the united states for the prisoners release, and washington was very careful to say that the release was a unilateral decision. the release of these individuals by the government of nicaragua marks a constructive step toward addressing the human right ace bouss in that country. this action opens the door to the discussion of other matters of mutual concern.
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the u.s. they were welcomed at the airport by u.s. officials. the state department says that it will continue to support the knick winicaraguan people and calls it a positive move. and this release mark as constructive step toward addressing the human rights abuses in that country. this action opens the door to discussion of other matters of mutual concern. former president will be granted humanitarian parole to two years and remain in the u.s. and apply for asylum. and in south africa, the ongoing electricity crisis has prompted a national state of disaster. south africans have been experiencing severe power outages due toing a lack of maintenance and corruption forcing some essential services like hospitals and funeral homes to arrange their work around scheduled blackoutblackouts.
Lubna Jerar Naqvi describes her experience meeting with sixty fellow journalists from Pakistan and India during a workshop on cross-border reporting in Kathmandu. This piece has been republished with permission from Lubna Jerar Naqvi.
Journalists at the week-long workshop discussed issues around cross-border stories and how the relations – or lack thereof – and climate changes affect these areas.