Nicaragua detains former OAS ambassador, critic of Ortega
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua detains former OAS ambassador, critic of Ortega

Al Jazeera  

Edgard Parrales was picked up by unidentified men near his home in Managua, his wife and a rights observer say. Nicaragua’s former ambassador to the Organization of American States – who has been critical of President Daniel Ortega – has been detained in Managua, according to his wife and a human rights observer. Edgard Parrales was picked up by identified men near his home on Monday, his wife, Carmen Dolores Cordova, and Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights President Vilma Nunez said. He had decried as “nonsensical” Ortega’s announcement of plans to withdraw from the OAS, a regional body that has accused Ortega’s government of acts of repression and of rigging elections earlier this month. “It takes two years for this to take effect, during which Nicaragua is still committed by the statutes to respect human rights.” Jose Miguel Vivanco, executive director for the Americas division of Human Rights Watch, denounced the detention.

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US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
2 weeks ago

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua, impacting relations with a country the U.S. has a free trade deal with amid growing concerns over President Daniel Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian rule. “Numerous reports suggest the Government of Nicaragua is engaging in repressive acts that harm Nicaragua’s own workers and people, undermine …

Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Sergio Mena’s life dissolved in hours. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Now in exile in Guatemala, Mena may be out of prison but he’s far from free. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Free …

Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife
1 month ago

Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife

Al Jazeera  

Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent. The changes elevate Ortega’s wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, to the post of “co-president”. Rights groups and international observers slammed the vote as a “sham” and accused the Sandinista leader of stifling dissent by trying to legalise the “absolute power” Ortega and his …

Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife ‘copresidents’
1 month ago

Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife ‘copresidents’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation. Ortega put forward another bill Wednesday that would make it illegal for anyone to enforce sanctions from the United States or other foreign bodies “within Nicaraguan territory.” The …

US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — The U.S. government announced Thursday that it secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, who have arrived in Guatemala where they will apply for entry to the United States or other countries. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Eric Jacobstein, speaking with reporters, said that the Nicaraguan government received nothing in exchange for …

U.S. secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners
3 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

LA Times  

Freed Nicaraguan prisoners wave from a bus after arriving in Guatemala City on Thursday. The U.S. government announced Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they will apply for asylum permits to come to the United States. “The United States again calls on the government of Nicaragua to immediately …

Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador Thursday in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega. Brazil’s foreign ministry said it had decided to expel Nicaraguan Ambassador Fulvia Patricia Castro Matu in “application of the principle of reciprocity to the measure adopted by the Nicaraguan government about the Brazilian ambassador in Managua.” …

US sanctions Nicaragua’s attorney general over human rights concerns
9 months ago

US sanctions Nicaragua’s attorney general over human rights concerns

Al Jazeera  

Washington says Morales Urbina ‘exploited her office to facilitate a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent’. The United States has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s attorney general for what it says is her role in the government’s “unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society”. Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, who has been the attorney general since 2019, “has exploited her office to …

Experts report Nicaraguan ‘systematic human rights violations’ to UN council
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts report Nicaraguan ‘systematic human rights violations’ to UN council

The Hindu  

Driven by a desire to squelch critical voices, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his entourage have committed systematic human rights violations “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” a group of UN-mandated experts said on Thursday. In a report presented to the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, they said Mr. Ortega, his Vice President and wife Rosario Murillo, and other high-level …

UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega. “Serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity, continue to be perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government for political reasons,” …

U.N. experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

U.N. experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’

LA Times  

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 14, 2021. A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega. …

Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already been granted.” Asked why Martinelli had requested asylum, she said “because his …

US calls Nicaragua’s decision to leave Organization of American States a ‘step away from democracy’
1 year, 1 month ago

US calls Nicaragua’s decision to leave Organization of American States a ‘step away from democracy’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department called Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday “another step away from democracy.” The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long criticized rights violations under Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. “The Ortega/Murillo regime’s withdrawal from the OAS is another step away from democracy and further isolates Nicaragua from …

The Organization of American States warns Nicaragua it will keep watching even as the country exits
1 year, 1 month ago

The Organization of American States warns Nicaragua it will keep watching even as the country exits

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Organization of American States said Wednesday that it will continue closely monitoring Nicaragua’s democracy and human rights record even after the country’s imminent exit from the regional body later this month. OAS members made clear that Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s withdrawal from the organization his country has belonged to since 1950 would not mean losing a …

12 detained Nicaraguan priests freed, sent to Vatican
1 year, 2 months ago

12 detained Nicaraguan priests freed, sent to Vatican

The Hindu  

Twelve Catholic priests detained in Nicaragua have been released and sent to Rome after the government of Daniel Ortega struck a deal with the Vatican, government officials said Wednesday. President Ortega, a longtime nemesis of the United States, has in recent years clashed with the Catholic Church after Pope Francis referred to his government as a dictatorship. A government note …

UN says Nicaragua’s human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise
1 year, 3 months ago

UN says Nicaragua’s human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua has increased human rights violations and persecution of the opposition as it ratchets up its efforts to stifle dissent, a United Nations group of experts monitoring the country said Tuesday. The Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, that the government continues increasing pressure on human rights …

US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in ‘undermining democracy’
1 year, 4 months ago

US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in ‘undermining democracy’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department on Saturday imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in his social media accounts that his office “has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials who restrict Nicaraguans’ human rights and undermine …

Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US
1 year, 4 months ago

Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US

Al Jazeera  

Tamara Davila was one of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners sent into exile in the US this year. “When movements cannot be controlled, it’s hard for any government,” said Victoria Gonzalez-Rivera, a professor at San Diego State University who studies women’s rights and LGBTQ history in Nicaragua. “The women that are in the country and need to be helped because …

Anti-corruption advocate flees Honduras after receiving threats
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-corruption advocate flees Honduras after receiving threats

Al Jazeera  

Gabriela Castellanos’s departure comes after her organisation published a report accusing the government of nepotism. Gabriela Castellanos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Council non-profit group, left Honduras at the recommendation of her security team after a “series of indications in recent days” signalled she was in danger, the council said. The wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, the left-wing Castro …

Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles
1 year, 6 months ago

Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The government of Nicaragua announced Friday it has confiscated properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Those taken from prison and forced aboard a flight to the United States on Feb. 9 included seven former presidential hopefuls, lawyers, rights activists, journalists …

US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship
1 year, 8 months ago

US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship

Al Jazeera  

The sanctions come as the government of President Daniel Ortega faces ongoing allegations of silencing dissent. The United States has announced sanctions against three Nicaraguan judges for their role in stripping hundreds of activists and political dissidents of their citizenship, as the Nicaraguan government faces allegations of stifling opposition. Nicaragua’s government, led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President …

‘Rights crisis’: Amnesty report documents abuses in Nicaragua
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Rights crisis’: Amnesty report documents abuses in Nicaragua

Al Jazeera  

The government of President Daniel Ortega has been criticised for targeting dissidents and consolidating power. The human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo is deepening repression in the Central American state. “We’ve shown the continuum of repression to which Nicaraguan society has been subjected and the different …

Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments
1 year, 9 months ago

Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua ’s government said Sunday it has proposed suspending relations with the Vatican days after Pope Francis reportedly compared President Daniel Ortega’s administration to a communist or Nazi dictatorship amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the Central American country. “It is something from outside of what we are living, as if it were a communist …

UN experts accuse Nicaragua government of crimes against humanity
1 year, 9 months ago

UN experts accuse Nicaragua government of crimes against humanity

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua’s government has committed serious and systematic violations which amount to crimes against humanity, a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts has said, calling for international sanctions against the government. “The objective is to eliminate by different means any opposing or dissenting voices in the country,” Jan Simon, chair of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, told …

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons
1 year, 10 months ago

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Constant fear. Opposition prisoners from Nicaragua are recounting the months — and sometimes years — they spent in the notorious prisons run by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. However, Ortega’s government went a few steps further, deporting them and saying their Nicaraguan citizenship would be revoked and their property confiscated — drawing fire as an example of …

UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal
1 year, 10 months ago

UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was ‘fundamental’ and should not be weaponised against critics. On Friday, the UN refugee agency said that a decision by a Nicaraguan court to revoke the citizenship of 94 exiled dissidents earlier this week is contrary to international law. “The recent legislative reforms in Nicaragua allowing for citizenship-stripping on arbitrary grounds …

Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship

Al Jazeera  

Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law. He claimed those on the list – among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel commander Luis Carrión and journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro – were guilty of “spreading false news” and “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Most of those named fled Nicaragua when …

Nicaragua strips citizenship, confiscates property from 94 more political dissidents
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua strips citizenship, confiscates property from 94 more political dissidents

LA Times  

Writer Sergio Ramírez is one of 94 political dissidents whose Nicaraguan citizenship was canceled Wednesday by the government in Managua. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a statement Wednesday that declared the 94 people to be “traitors” and said they had lost their Nicaraguan citizenship. Most of those named have fled Nicaragua since President Daniel Ortega began arresting opponents …

Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua
1 year, 10 months ago

Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista political machine mobilized a few thousand of its faithful Saturday to celebrate the government’s decision to expel 222 opposition leaders, activists, priests, students and journalists. Carrying a portrait of Vice President and first lady Rosario Murillo, Lizbeth Chávez said “we are marching, celebrating our sovereignty, defending our sovereignty and telling the Yankee empire that …

Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Nicaragua’s government, was sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship Friday, the latest move by President Daniel Ortega against the Catholic church and his opponents. Andrew Chesnut, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, said Álvarez’s sentence “constitutes the most severe …

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
1 year, 10 months ago

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they have offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners released earlier this week, after legislators aligned with Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega moved to strip them of their legal status as citizens. Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares announced the decision on …

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — In the middle of the night, political leaders, priests, students and activists languishing inside Nicaragua’s most notorious prisons were awoken, given the clothes they had been arrested in and told to dress. “The release of these individuals, one of whom is a U.S. citizen, by the government of Nicaragua marks a constructive step towards addressing human rights …

Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to US
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to US

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua has released 222 political prisoners, including leading opposition figures, student activists and other critics of longtime President Daniel Ortega, and sent them to the United States in what Washington described as a “constructive step”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said there was one American citizen among the freed prisoners, welcomed their release on Thursday as a step …

Nicaragua frees almost all of its political prisoners
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua frees almost all of its political prisoners

NPR  

Nicaragua frees almost all of its political prisoners In a surprise move from an increasingly authoritarian government, Nicaragua has freed almost all of its political prisoners. More than 200 were put on a plane and flown to Washington, D.C. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Nicaraguan government has freed almost all of its political prisoners - 222 were put on a plane …

US targets Nicaragua’s gold sector in latest push against Ortega
2 years, 2 months ago

US targets Nicaragua’s gold sector in latest push against Ortega

Al Jazeera  

New sanctions are imposed in response to ‘attacks on democratic actors and members of civil society’, US says. Biden’s executive order gives the US Treasury Department “the authority to target certain persons that operate or have operated in the gold sector of the Nicaraguan economy”, the department said in a statement on Monday. “With President Biden’s new Executive Order, we …

US envoy ‘will not be admitted’ to Nicaragua, vice president says
2 years, 2 months ago

US envoy ‘will not be admitted’ to Nicaragua, vice president says

Al Jazeera  

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo says decision due to new US ambassador’s ‘interfering’ attitude. Nicaragua will not allow the new United States ambassador to enter the country due to his “interfering” attitude, Vice President Rosario Murillo has reiterated, amid months of escalating tensions between the two nations. The US envoy, Hugo Rodriguez, “will not under any circumstances be admitted into …

Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent. The pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities had accused Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez of “organizing violent groups” …

Nicaragua bishop critical of Ortega under house arrest after raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Nicaragua bishop critical of Ortega under house arrest after raid

Al Jazeera  

Church and rights advocates condemn detention of Ronaldo Alvarez, who police say is under house arrest in Managua. Nicaraguan authorities have placed a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega under house arrest, after a pre-dawn police raid on Ronaldo Alvarez’s home drew condemnation from the church, rights groups and international observers. The action against Alvarez, 55, started with …

UN rights chief warns of ‘unprecedented’ exodus from Nicaragua
2 years, 6 months ago

UN rights chief warns of ‘unprecedented’ exodus from Nicaragua

Al Jazeera  

Michelle Bachelet says ‘sociopolitical, economic and human rights crises’ are driving thousands out of the country. The United Nations human rights chief has warned that “sociopolitical, economic and human rights crises” in Nicaragua are forcing thousands to leave their homes, in a wave of migration that is growing in “unprecedented numbers”. At a Human Rights Council hearing on Thursday in …

US slaps visa restrictions on 93 Nicaraguan officials
2 years, 6 months ago

US slaps visa restrictions on 93 Nicaraguan officials

Al Jazeera  

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on dozens of Nicaraguan officials, accusing them of having “undermined democracy” in the aftermath of President Daniel Ortega’s successful re-election last year. “The United States remains deeply concerned about the Ortega-Murillo regime’s unjust detentions of political prisoners and ongoing abuses against members of civil society,” Blinken said in a statement. “National Assembly members …

Nicaragua’s OAS ambassador: “free” after blasting government
2 years, 9 months ago

Nicaragua’s OAS ambassador: “free” after blasting government

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of the American States said he had been feeling a “weight in his heart” for the last couple of weeks. The day before, the Nicaraguan official asked for a point of order during an online meeting of the OAS to discuss unrelated topics and started speaking on behalf of “more than 177 …

Nicaragua’s OAS ambassador resigns, slams nation’s ‘dictatorship’
2 years, 9 months ago

Nicaragua’s OAS ambassador resigns, slams nation’s ‘dictatorship’

Al Jazeera  

Arturo McFields said he was speaking on behalf of political prisoners and the hundreds who lost their lives since 2018. Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of American States Arturo McFields has condemned the government of President Daniel Ortega, accusing it of repressing the political opposition, human rights abuses and cracking down on freedom of speech. “We commend Ambassador Arturo McFields …

Nicaragua continues to prosecute, jail Ortega opponents
2 years, 9 months ago

Nicaragua continues to prosecute, jail Ortega opponents

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of political opponents of the left-wing leader are being accused of treason and undermining national security. Nicaragua has sentenced seven more opposition figures, including three former presidential hopefuls, to up to 13 years in prison, a humanitarian organisation said. Courts in the Central American country led by former left-wing rebel, President Daniel Ortega, have found guilty 33 opposition figures …

Calls grow for Nicaragua to release jailed opposition figures
2 years, 10 months ago

Calls grow for Nicaragua to release jailed opposition figures

Al Jazeera  

Pressure from US, EU and other observers mounts after death of detained opposition leader Hugo Torres on Saturday. They also decried a months-long government crackdown on dissent during which dozens of opposition figures – including seven presidential hopefuls – were detained in what rights groups said was an effort to guarantee Ortega’s re-election. “We reiterate our call for the immediate …

Nicaragua sentences seven opposition figures to prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Nicaragua sentences seven opposition figures to prison

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua has sentenced seven more opposition figures to lengthy prison terms on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Those sentenced on Thursday were among the dozens arrested in the lead-up to last year’s election, which saw President Daniel Ortega win a second consecutive term in polls dismissed as illegitimate by international observers. Also sentenced was Dora Maria Tellez, a …

Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’
2 years, 10 months ago

Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’

Al Jazeera  

Miguel Mora is latest opposition figure convicted and sentenced amid crackdown on dissent in Central American nation. A judge in Nicaragua has sentenced former presidential hopeful and journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Among those already convicted are former Sandinista rebel commander Dora María Tellez, 65, who led an assault on the …

Nicaragua court finds two opposition heads guilty of ‘conspiracy’
2 years, 10 months ago

Nicaragua court finds two opposition heads guilty of ‘conspiracy’

Al Jazeera  

Dora Maria Tellez and Lesther Aleman were among dozens of opposition figures arrested ahead of last year’s election. A court in Nicaragua has found two prominent opposition figures – among dozens arrested by the government of President Daniel Ortega in the lead up to last year’s election – guilty of “conspiracy”. Dora Maria Tellez, a former rebel who fought alongside …

US slaps new sanctions on Nicaragua on Ortega’s inauguration day
2 years, 11 months ago

US slaps new sanctions on Nicaragua on Ortega’s inauguration day

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after President Daniel Ortega won a questionable consecutive fourth term in office in November. The United States on Monday imposed a new round of sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, including the defence minister, on the day President Daniel Ortega was sworn into office following highly questionable elections. Monday’s action, the latest sanctions targeting Nicaragua that the US has …

Nicaragua denounces OAS as President Ortega, wife banned from US
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua denounces OAS as President Ortega, wife banned from US

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden accuses Ortega government of using violence against protesters, jailing opponents to win election. US President Joe Biden on Tuesday banned members of the Nicaraguan government from entering the United States as he issued a broad proclamation in response to an election that Washington has denounced as rigged in favour of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. “The repressive …

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