- Name: Dora Maria Tellez
- Position: Activist and historian, an opponent of the regime
- Deprived of liberty since: June of 2021
- Judgment: 15 years of imprisonment
- Country: Republic of Nicaragua
- Place of confinement: Chipote Jail
- Health condition: Severe health conditions
- Torture complaint: Yes
Dora Maria Tellez, one of the key rebels of the Sandinista Revolution of the late 1970s in Nicaragua, is among the opposition figures detained by the government of President Daniel Ortega.
The government accuses her of “inciting foreign interference in internal affairs” and “requesting military interventions,” among other alleged crimes.
Tellez is a historical figure in the revolutionary fight; she was a medical student recruited by the FSLN with whom she fought in the so-called Northern Front, developing insurrections in urban areas of Nicaragua.
Known as “the Commander 2”, she was one of the leaders of the assault on the National Palace in 1978, where the Nicaraguan National Assembly was in session. The rebels took civilians and politicians hostage demanding the release of political prisoners, ransom money and the publication of their manifestos through different media.
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Javier Nart Penalver
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Observations
He has served as one of the vice-presidents of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the 2014-2019 parliamentary term. He renewed his seat in the European Parliament in the European elections of May 2019.
