Q24N (100% Noticias) The Nicaraguan dictatorship announced the release of “dozens” of political prisoners hours after the US Embassy reported that more than 60 people remained detained or missing in the country, amid growing accusations of human rights violations.
In a message posted on social media by the U.S. diplomatic mission, they highlighted that Venezuela had taken “an important step toward peace” by releasing political prisoners and emphasized that, in the case of Nicaragua, citizens, including pastors, religious workers, the sick, and the elderly, remain detained.
Venezuela dio un paso importante hacia la paz al liberar a un gran número de presos políticos. En Nicaragua, más de 60 personas siguen injustamente detenidas o desaparecidas, entre ellas pastores, trabajadores religiosos, enfermos y ancianos. ¡La paz solo es posible con libertad! https://t.co/XKoDmuvNJ8
— USEmbassy Nicaragua (@USEmbNicaragua) January 9, 2026
The statement concluded that “peace is only possible with freedom.”
This Saturday, January 10, the regime released an official statement informing that, on the occasion of its 19th anniversary, “dozens of people who had been under the protection of the relevant authorities have returned to their homes and families.”
In the statement, the regime described the measure as an action linked to its commitment to “reconciliation, peace, and the right of all people to respectful and peaceful family and community life.” It also affirmed that the country “is experiencing the supreme blessing of peace.”
This release of prisoners comes a day after the United States embassy in Managua recalled that, after the important step taken by Venezuela to release a large number of political prisoners, “there are also more than 60 people who remain unjustly detained or missing”.
Alongside these releases, non-governmental organizations and the Nicaraguan press in exile reported that at least 61 people were arrested on Friday, January 8, for celebrating or expressing their support on social media for the capture of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Regime transfers confiscated properties to the INSS
On Thursday, the regime announced the approval of the donation of 13 properties to the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS), including properties confiscated from opposition members and civil organizations, through three consecutive presidential decrees authorizing the donation of properties located in the departments of Managua, Matagalpa, and Jinotega. The Presidential Decrees were signed on January 8, 2026, and ordered for publication in La Gaceta.
According to complaints from human rights organizations and opposition groups, these assets belonged to political opponents, independent media outlets, and civil society organizations that were dispossessed of their properties in recent years through questionable administrative and judicial processes. Now, the State has reassigned them to the INSS (Nicaraguan Social Security Institute) under the guise of a donation.