- Nicaragua quietly removed hundreds — possibly thousands — of lawyers from the Supreme Court registry without notice, a U.N. expert calling it a "purge" that erodes legal checks and balances.
- The move is part of a broader crackdown by president Daniel Ortega and copresident Rosario Murillo since 2018 that has jailed opponents, closed NGOs and media, and forced thousands into exile.
- Those erased include political dissidents, exiles and nonpolitical lawyers alike, stoking fears the regime is consolidating total control over the judiciary.
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