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Olama Hurtado, the niece of Nicaraguan political prisoner Juan Sebastian Chamorro, tells AFP in Costa Rica where she lives in exile, that the health of the more than 40 imprisoned opponents of Daniel Ortega's government has deteriorated. Hurtado coordinates communications for the opposition movement Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco (UNAB) from abroad and attended a virtual press conference with other family members of political prisoners. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES