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Weekly Report - 20 October 2016 (WR-16-41)
NICARAGUA: Repression concerns grow ahead of elections
In recent weeks, various opposition sectors have denounced growing repression on the part of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega. The complaints are fuelling democracy-related concerns ahead of general elections on 6 November, in which Ortega is seeking and is expected to win a third re-election.
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