President Daniel Ortega's administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government.
The release of an estimated 640 opposition protesters had been the main demand of the opposition for continuing talks with the government. In return, the government is asking for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Ortega's government.
The statement said the talks that started Feb. 27 would resume Thursday, after several days of tension since weekend protests were broken up by security forces. The government cracked down on the protests, and thousands of people were wounded, detained or fled into exile. The government has since imposed a de facto ban on opposition demonstrations and shuttered some independent media outlets and non-governmental organizations.
The government and the opposition Civic Alliance will also invite the International Red Cross to monitor the prisoner release, and the Organization of American States to accompany talks on electoral reforms.
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