The president of the Renewing Democratic Union (Unamos) and current political prisoner, Suyen Barahona, She has been captive for 18 months in one of the cells of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance (DAJ), known as “El Nuevo Chipote” in Managua.
Barahona was kidnapped on June 13, 2021, during a wave of manhunts against political leaders, prior to the disputed presidential elections of that year.
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The order to arrest the political activist came hours after that script was implemented against Dora Maria Tellez and Ana Margarita Vijil, both members of let’s unite.
Ulisa Yaoska Tapia Silvahead of the Thirteenth Criminal Trial Court of Managua, sentenced the Sandinista dissident to eight years in prison for the crime of “undermining national integrity”, and also disqualified her from holding public office.
They demand a phone call with their son
After more than 500 days in captivity, the also member of the Blue and White National Unit has only been able to be visited 12 times. The dictatorship has ignored the call from her family so that Barahona can communicate by telephone with her little son whom she has not seen since June 13 of last year.
In the most recent visit —on December 7th— that the Nicaraguan regime allowed, the political kidnapper was able to see her five-year-old son in photographs only in photographs, this was confirmed to Article 66 César Dubois, husband of the opponent.
It should be noted that both Barahona’s husband and her son are out of Nicaragua as a result of the arbitrary detention of the political activist.
“Our son and I are outside Nicaragua, Suyen (Barahona) could not see him in person, but they allowed our relatives to show Suyen some photos of our son. After more than 500 days, she was finally able to see her son in photos, “revealed Dubois.
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Given the possibility that the child could see his mother, the family of the political prisoner continues to demand a call between her and her son, and that virtuality allow the mother and the five-year-old to meet again after more than 18 months forcibly separated.
For its part, the Pinolera network denounced that, like Suyen Barahona, Ana Margarita Vijil and Dora María Téllez, the Nicaraguan dictatorship has violated their rights.
«Today, 18 months of unjust imprisonment of @SuyenB, @anavijil. @DoraMTellez. One deprived of the right of communication with her youngest son; the other without being able to be with her sick mother ».
«Dora (María Téllez) calling for the end of solitary confinement with a hunger strike Just a sample of #Nicaragua today,” added the organization through its Twitter account.
The 13th visit for the political prisoners held in “El Nuevo Chipote” will be between December 24 and 31. Barahona’s relatives hope that on that date the dictatorship will no longer restrict their rights or those of the other kidnapped opponents.
