60 Minutes reported on the story of the arrest and wrongful detention of two of Nicaraguan political prisoners in 2021.
In the early morning hours of February 9, 2023, more than 200 political prisoners from Nicaragua were flown by the United States government to Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., after being offered safe haven in the United States. The historic release is part of ongoing negotiations between the United States and the Daniel Ortega government in Nicaragua. U.S. officials were adamant nothing was given to Nicaragua in return for the prisoners at this time.
Former Nicaraguan presidential candidates Juan Sebastian Chamorro and Felix Maradiaga were among those released. Their wives Vicky Cardenas and Berta Valle were featured on a 60 Minutes report titled „Democracy Lost,“ first broadcast on October 31, 2021, about the arrest and wrongful detention of their husbands and other presidential candidates prior to Nicaragua’s 2021 elections.
