Alejandra, the eight-year-old daughter of the political prisoner Michael Mendoza, He has not been able to communicate with his father for 432 days by order of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The dictatorship continues to deny them the right, despite constant requests.
“Daddy, I want you to know that I pray to God every day to take care of you and to come home soon. I have recorded video and I have made drawings in the hope that someone can show them to you, “said the girl, indicates a video released by the Be Human campaign this Saturday, August 27.
“Even though I haven’t seen you for a year, my heart and memories are intact. There isn’t a single day that I don’t feel the need to hug you and express how much I love you. I need to see you,” implored the minor.
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The journalist is imprisoned in the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, described as a torture center according to relatives of political prisoners and human rights organizations.
The hostages are kept in isolation and in precarious conditions. They are not allowed to receive visits, video calls, photos, letters or drawings from their minor children.
“The sports writer continues without seeing his daughter since he was unjustly imprisoned by the Nicaraguan regime. Communication is a right that both Miguel Mendoza and his daughter have, so we continue to demand that they be allowed to communicate, “said the group of volunteers from the Be Human emergency campaign.
During these 14 months in prison, the journalist’s defense attorney has filed 11 appeals before the Managua Court of Appeals and none have been answered.
The forced separation between Miguel Mendoza and his daughter Alejandra has caused damage to the girl’s physical and emotional health, according to her mother.
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The same situation is suffered by the sons and daughters of political prisoners Miguel Mora, Tamara Dávila, Suyen Barahona, Félix Maradiaga, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Róger Reyes, José Antonio Peraza, Marcos Fletes, Walter Gómez and María Oviedo.
Nicaragua’s dictatorship used its new repressive laws to imprison Mendoza in June 2021, accusing him of allegedly “conspiring to undermine national integrity” and “spreading false news.” He was sentenced to nine years in prison and disqualified from holding public office.
