Nicaragua protests: Ortega opponents fear for their lives

Pro-government protesters have taken to the streets as intimidation of anti-government protesters causes many of the president’s opponents to go into hiding.

Supporters and opponents of Nicaragua’s president have resumed protests in the capital Managua.

Anti-government demonstrators want Daniel Ortega to resign, but they are now going into hiding, fearing for their safety as pro-government forces carry out what they call a “witch-hunt” to find opposition members.

Ortega accuses the anti-government demonstrators of plotting a coup to destabilise the country.

 

Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Managua, Nicaragua.