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Biden admin secures release of 135 political prisoners

Por: Newsweek Nation September 05, 2024

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President Joe Biden's administration secured the release of 135 political prisoners this week.On Thursday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced that 135 unjustly detained political prisoners in Nicaragua were being released on humanitarian grounds following work by the Biden-Harris administration.No one should be put in jail for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights of free expression, association, and... + full article



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