A new anti-terrorism law targets students and demonstrators who take part in street protests.
The government of Daniel Ortega arrests scores of activists under a new 'anti-terrorism' law that the UN says is intended to criminalise opposition to the government, as unrest continues in Nicaragua
The UN High Commission for Human Rights calls it a mechanism to criminalise opposition to the government.
Ortega claims that the country would plunge into "anarchy" if he left power before the end of his mandate in early 2022.
Some 1,900 people have been arrested in the protests, of whom around a quarter remain locked up, according to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights. And at least 98 people have been convicted of terrorism and other serious crimes carrying penalties of up to 20 years in prison, the group said.
