Nicaraguan Indigenous leader imprisoned under Ortega dies in detention

Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera died from health complications after nearly three years in detention and despite US appeals for his release, the health ministry said Sunday. Rivera, a 73-year-old renowned leader of the Miskito people and former member of parliament, was arrested in September 2023 by the left-wing authoritarian government of President Daniel Ortega […] The post Nicaraguan Indigenous leader imprisoned under Ortega dies in detention appeared first on Digital Journal.