The relatives of miguel mendoza Y Suyen Barahonaimprisoned in “El Nuevo Chipote”, continue to demand that the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo grant political prisoners the right to communicate with their children, whom they have not seen for more than a year in captivity.
The refusal of the Nicaraguan regime so that the hostages of conscience can see their minor children is described by their families as “psychological torture” and a violation of their human rights.
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“We demand that Alejandra be allowed to see her father. She has 459 days of not seeing or hugging him. Psychological torture leaves sequels. She is a girl and she has rights », pointed out the family of the sports writer, who has been on a hunger strike for five days in protest until they can see her eight-year-old daughter.
«miguel mendoza He has been on a hunger strike for five days until he is allowed visits from his daughter,” his family reiterated through the journalist’s Twitter account.
For their part, the relatives of the president of the Renovating Democratic Union (Unamos), Suyen Barahona, They lamented that “there are many things that it is impossible for a 5-year-old child to understand,” referring to the imprisonment of the opponent and the isolation imposed by the dictatorship.
“Growing up away from his mom is torture for him and for his mom too. We ask the Nicaraguan government to allow them to communicate », published his family.
To date, Daniel Ortega’s justice system has only allowed Miguel Mora’s son and Tamara Dávila’s daughter to see their political prisoner parents on one occasion, after the inmates announced a hunger strike, according to reports from their relatives. However, he continues to deny the right to the rest of the hostages who are in the cells of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, in Managua.
Anxiety at not being able to see her parents
Recently, Ramón Mendoza, brother of political prisoner Miguel Mendoza, explained that after the forced separation between the journalist and his daughter Alejandra, for more than 15 months, the girl has developed anxiety by not having her father present and is “desperate » to see it.
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In interview with the In Touch program, Article 66, the sports chronicler’s brother assured that “the girl has gotten sick not once and has had to be taken to the specialist. She was first taking her to the pediatrician, where the psychologist, and then the pediatrician said that the girl had an anxiety problem and, therefore, it was the psychologist who had to see her ».
As for Barahona’s son, he has not had any contact with his mother since June 2021 when the police arbitrarily detained the opposition leader. The regime does not allow them phone calls, photos or letters.
“We ask the Government of Nicaragua to allow them to communicate,” advocated César Dubois, husband of the kidnapped politician from the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
Both Mendoza and Barahona have been imprisoned for more than a year in the so-called “torture prison”, accused of alleged “treason against the fatherland.” end of august were exhibited by Ortega’s justice in the media of his government propagandawhen his physical deterioration due to cruel treatment in prison was verified.
