Why did Nicaragua strip hundreds of people's citizenships?

More than 300 Nicaraguans have been stripped of their citizenship. They’re considered political opponents of the president, Daniel Ortega. Some were already out of the country, but 222 were recently deported from Nicaragua to the United States and forced into exile. It’s the latest move by President Ortega to crack down on political dissidents. But will it succeed in silencing them?

In this episode: 

• Felix Maradiaga (@maradiaga), Nicaraguan activist and former presidential candidate

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with Chloe K. Li and our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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