Three other sick prisoners were previously moved into house arrest from El Chipote prison in

has been carried out in El Chipote prison....

All three had been planning to run in the Nov.... Also convicted were business leader José Adán Aguerri, Violeta Granera and opposition leader Tamara Dávila.... Prosecutors claimed the seven had attempted to “ conspire ” against Ortega's government by participating in a WhatsApp chat with a U.S.-based political analyst, Manuel Orozco. Most of those convicted so far by Nicaraguan judges have later been sentenced to 13 years in prison....

Former Sandinista guerrilla leader and opposition politician Hugo Torres has died in prison at the age of 73, relatives said Saturday.... “ This interview may be the last one I give, ” Torres said.... “ I am here, waiting for them to come for me.” “ It’s not just potential candidates any more, it’s political leaders, ” Torres said of those being arrested....