The journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro will be the one who receives the recognition on behalf of the former guerrilla and now a political prisoner of the Nicaraguan regime Dora María Téllez. The prize is awarded by the Sorbonne Nouvelle University of France.
The Sorbonne Nouvelle announced last June that its academic council decided to award Téllez an honorary doctorate for “his exceptional political and scientific career.” During the delivery of the recognition, activities will be carried out in solidarity with the political prisoners of Nicaragua, including a concert offered by Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy and Jandir.
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“We want to recognize your lifelong commitment to social justice and democracy, both in your country and in the entire Latin American region,” details the document issued by the University in Paris dated May 19, issued by Professor Jamil Jean. -Marc Dakhlia, president of the alma mater.
Professor Dakhlia took the opportunity to express “our deep admiration for your commitment to the values of diversity and inclusion that we also seek to promote at Sorbonne Nouvelle, Sorbonne University.”
Dora María Téllez was violently and arbitrarily detained on June 13, 2021. In parallel, the Ortega Police arrested other leaders of the Unión Democrática Renovadora (Unamos), including Víctor Hugo Tinoco, Ana Margarita Vijil, Suyen Barahona and Hugo Torres, who died under police custody on February 12, 2022.
Unamos celebrated the recognition of the prestigious house of studies. “The Sorbonne University, by unanimous decision, has granted Dora María Téllez the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, thus honoring her political and scientific career, her lifelong commitment to social justice and democracy in #Nicaragua and with the Latin American region. », expressed the political group through its Twitter account.
With this new recognition, the ex-guerrilla has already received two honorary doctorates and several nominations for international awards in more than a year of being held captive in the Directorate of Judicial Assistance (DAJ) in Managua, convicted by the court of Daniel Ortega for the alleged crime of treason.
