Nicaragua political prisoner count rises to 68, 31 missing

The Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners, part of the AMJ, reports 53 men and 15 women detained for political reasons, with 31 unaccounted for. This marks an increase in documented political detentions under the Ortega regime, though the source is an advocacy group and figures may be incomplete. The rise signals continued repression ahead of potential elections, but the exact trajectory and government response remain uncertain.