By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Saturday sanctioned 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials accused of participating in ...
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The sanctions include a ban on travel to the United States. The officials are accused of repressing civil society and closing civic spaces such as the Central American University , a Jesuit school that was seized by the government this week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Saturday that the sanctioned officials allowed or facilitated violent campaigns, unjust detentions and restrictions on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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