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Nicaragua prisoner release pressure valve for Ortega regime

Supporters of Nicaraguan political prisoners chant at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrived at Washington after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Supporters of Nicaraguan political prisoners chant at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrived at Washington after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Nicaraguan Juan Sebastián Chamorro, right, is greeted by Nahiroby Olivas after arriving from Nicaragua at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrived in Washington after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Nicaraguan opposition leader Felix Maradiaga poses for a selfie with supporters in Chantilly, Va., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Maradiaga was among some 222 prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega who arrived from Nicaragua to the Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Nicaraguan opposition leader Felix Maradiaga is welcomed by a supporter in Chantilly, Va., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Maradiaga was among some 222 prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega who arrived from Nicaragua to the Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Supporters of Nicaraguan political prisoners chant at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrived at Washington after an apparently negotiated release. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Nicaraguan Juan Sebastián Chamorro talks to reporters in Chantilly, Va., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, after flying in to the Washington Dulles International Airport. Chamorro was among some 222 prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega who arrived in Washington on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Nicaragua prisoner release pressure valve for Ortega regime