QUITO( Reuters)-Ecuadorean prison director Cosme Damian Parrales Merchan was killed on Sunday, the

Three other sick prisoners were previously moved into house arrest from El Chipote prison in Managua.... 1, and so far 27 people have been convicted, with sentences ranging from eight to 13 years in prison.... The government and the Prosecutor's Office did not respond to requests for comment.( Reporting by Ismael Lopez; writing by Cassandra Garrison; editing by Jonathan Oatis)....

In recent months he has jailed opposition contenders, activists, journalists and business leaders.... John Bolton, while national security advisor for then-President Donald Trump in 2018, lumped Nicaragua in with Cuba and Venezuela as a leftist" troika of tyranny" in the Americas.... Ortega, some U.S. officials and analysts say, may use detainees as bargaining chips in an attempt to stave off further sanctions. For now, many Nicaraguans say they will feel powerless on election day....