Global Outlook

 Nicaragua has been convicting political opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. A dozen opponents of the president have been convicted of so-called crimes against the nation. They are part of a larger group of prisoners who will be tried. According to NPR, the opponents were arrested last summer before last year's presidential election. Ortega jailed most of the opponents, including seven presidential candidates. They were convicted on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. The president and his wife said these people are enemies of the state. They also labeled them as terrorists. Reportedly, Ortega easily won re-election in November, giving him a fourth consecutive term in office. Wilfredo Miranda, a prominent journalist, has been to prison before. Miranda told NPR that the trials are in the same prison where the political prisoners are being held. Their families say they have been tortured. Reportedly, there have been a lot of irregularities in these t...