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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) \u2014 The U.S. called for the release of imprisoned Nicaraguan<\/a> Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera on Friday after the government published photos of him in the hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n

Rivera, a leader of the Miskito people who have been at odds with the ruling Sandinista government for decades, has been imprisoned since Sept. 29, 2023 as part of a years-long crackdown on dissent. His family has said he is imprisoned for political reasons and that the government hasn\u2019t presented formal charges.<\/p>\n

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