Changes

=== Transnational Repression and Statelessness ===

=== Transnational Repression and Statelessness ===

* '''Weaponising Citizenship:''' In an violation of international law, the regime has stripped the nationality of over 450 political prisoners, journalists, and dissidents, rendering them stateless and confiscating their domestic assets.<ref>{{cite report |author=Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua |date=2024 |title=Report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (A/HRC/55/63) |publisher=United Nations Human Rights Council |url=https://ohchr.org |access-date=2026-09-07}}</ref>

* '''Weaponising Citizenship:''' In an violation of international law, the regime has stripped the nationality of over 450 political prisoners, journalists, and dissidents, rendering them stateless and confiscating their domestic assets.<ref>{{cite web |author=Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua |date=2024 |title=Report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (A/HRC/55/63) |publisher=United Nations Human Rights Council}}</ref>

* '''Global Spy Architecture:''' According to reports by the United Nations, the state has weaponised its diplomatic embassies, telecommunications regulators, and international systems (like abusing Interpol travel alerts) to track, dox, and harass exiled critics living abroad.<ref>{{cite report |author=Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua |date=2024 |title=Report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (A/HRC/55/63) |publisher=United Nations Human Rights Council |url=https://ohchr.org |access-date=2026-09-07}}</ref>

* '''Global Spy Architecture:''' According to reports by the United Nations, the state has weaponised its diplomatic embassies, telecommunications regulators, and international systems (like abusing Interpol travel alerts) to track, dox, and harass exiled critics living abroad.<ref>{{cite web |author=Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua |date=2024 |title=Report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (A/HRC/55/63) |publisher=United Nations Human Rights Council}}</ref>

* '''Targeted Attacks Abroad:''' Severe alarm has been raised following high-profile violent attacks and killings of government critics living in exile, such as the murder of retired Army Major Roberto Samcam in Costa Rica.

* '''Targeted Attacks Abroad:''' Severe alarm has been raised following high-profile violent attacks and killings of government critics living in exile, such as the murder of retired Army Major Roberto Samcam in Costa Rica.

=== Eradication of Civic Space and Press Freedom ===

=== Eradication of Civic Space and Press Freedom ===

* '''Mass Dissolution of NGOs:''' Since 2018, the state has forcibly shut down over 5,500 non-governmental organisations, including humanitarian groups, think tanks, and independent universities like the Central American University.<ref>{{cite report |author=Human Rights Watch |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Events of 2023 |work=World Report 2024 |url=https://hrw.org |access-date=2026-09-07}}</ref>

* '''Mass Dissolution of NGOs:''' Since 2018, the state has forcibly shut down over 5,500 non-governmental organisations, including humanitarian groups, think tanks, and independent universities like the Central American University.<ref>{{cite report |author=Human Rights Watch |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Events of 2023 |work=World Report 2024 }}</ref>

* '''Criminalising Dissent:''' Independent journalism has been entirely driven underground or into exile. Citizens face prosecution under strict cybercrime laws merely for publishing social media posts critical of the government.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amnesty International |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Human rights situation 2023/2024 |publisher=Amnesty International Reports |url=https://amnesty.org |access-date=2026-09-07}}</ref>

* '''Criminalising Dissent:''' Independent journalism has been entirely driven underground or into exile. Citizens face prosecution under strict cybercrime laws merely for publishing social media posts critical of the government.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amnesty International |date=2024 |title=Nicaragua: Human rights situation 2023/2024 |publisher=Amnesty International Reports}}</ref>

=== Persecution of Religious Communities ===

=== Persecution of Religious Communities ===