A recent United Nations report highlights a significant deterioration of human rights in Nicaragua, detailing an intensified crackdown on dissent under President Daniel Ortega's regime. Over a 12-month period, the report documented 131 arbitrary detentions of perceived opponents, a marked increase from 54 the previous year, alongside cases of torture and enforced disappearances. The report, based on 120 interviews with victims and civil society representatives, reveals systematic persecution of human rights defenders and independent media, exacerbated by a proposed law that could criminalize exiled individuals for expressing dissent. This climate of oppression includes severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, association, and assembly, particularly targeting Indigenous peoples and minority communities. The government has historically dismissed such findings as part of an international campaign against it, complicating efforts for accountability and reform. As the situation worsens, concerns grow over the implications of the proposed laws for freedom of expression both domestically and among the diaspora.