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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Tom Phillips, Latin America correspondent

Legendary Sandinista commander sentenced as Ortega crushes dissent

Dora María Téllez in 2012.
Dora María Téllez in 2012. Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

Two of the most emblematic figures of Nicaragua’s beleaguered opposition are facing years behind bars after being convicted of alleged acts of political conspiracy in trials campaigners and members of the international community called a sham.

Dora María Téllez, a legendary guerrilla leader during the Sandinista revolution, was found guilty during a closed-door trial at the notorious El Chipote political prison in Nicaragua’s capital Managua on Thursday.

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