Rubio targets Nicaraguan official over alleged torture tied to 'brutal' Ortega regime

The Trump administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has sanctioned Nicaraguan Vice Minister of the Interior Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa for alleged human rights violations under President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo's regime. The action, marking the anniversary of 2018 protests that resulted in over 325 deaths, cites torture, arbitrary arrests, and repression by the Ortega-Murillo government.