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Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US

FILE - Cristiana Chamorro, right, accompanies her mother, former president of Nicaragua Violeta Chamorro, at the international airport, in Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 28, 2005. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. According to U.S. officials, among those aboard the flight was Cristiana Chamorro, who had been a leading presidential contender before her arrest in 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Leon, File) FILE - Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of late Nicaraguan editor and publisher of the independent daily La Prensa, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, accepts an award on behalf of her father at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, May 3, 2000. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. According to U.S. officials, among those aboard the flight was Cristiana Chamorro, who had been a leading presidential contender before her arrest in 2021. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US