Nicaragua group says 17 govt foes from countryside killed

A Nicaragua human rights organization said Friday it had documented the killings of 17 government opponents from the rural north this year. The victims were opponents of President Daniel Ortega and had participated in protests that roiled Nicaragua last year, a report by her group said. All victims were from rural areas of northern Nicaragua and were shot to death, the report said.

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