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Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience profiles

Sponsors: Hermann Tertsch
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Name: Nidia Lorena Barbosa
Position: Human rights defender
Deprived of liberty from: The 6th of November 2021
Judgment: 11 years of imprisonment
Country: Nicaragua
Place of confinement: Penitentiary system of Granada
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Antonio Ledezma
Position: Politician
Name: Oswaldo Valentín García Palomo
Position: Former Coronel of the National Guard
Deprived of liberty from: The 27th of January 2019
Judgment: Awaiting trial
Country: Republic of Venezuela
Place of confinement: DGCIM
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Javier Nart Peñalver
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Name: Rodrigo Navarrete Navarrete
Position: Former soldier
Deprived of liberty from: November 26, 2022
Judgment: Not guilty
Country: Republic of Nicaragua
Place of confinement: Chipote Jail
Health condition: Normal
Torture complaint: Subject to due process violations

Sponsors: Marisol Perez Tello
Position: GS of the Christian Popular Party
Name: Ruperto Molina Ramirez
Position: Aviation lieutenant
Deprived of liberty from: May 19th, 2018
Judgment: Awaiting trial
Country: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Place of confinement: Military Prison of Ramo Verde
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Maite Pagazaurtundúa
Position: Member of the European Parliament
Name: Samantha Padilla Jirón
Position: Human Rights activist
Deprived of liberty from: November 8th, 2021
Judgment: Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment
Country: Nicaragua
Place of confinement: Women’s Prison System “La Esperanza”
Health condition: Tension problems
Torture complaint: None

Sponsors: Noemi Luna
Position: Mexican Parlamentarian
Name: Sayli Navarro
Position: Opposition activist
Deprived of liberty from: The 12th of June, 2021
Judgment: 8 years of imprisonment
Country: Cuba
Place of confinement: Bellotex Women’s Prison
Health condition: Normal
Torture complaint: None

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