Nicaragua sentences student leader, ex-Sandinista commander
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua sentences student leader, ex-Sandinista commander

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua sentenced a student protest leader and a former Sandinista rebel commander to prison Thursday on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity,” the latest in a string of prison sentences following brief trials this month. Student leader Lesther Alemán, 24, who famously stood up to President Daniel Ortega and told him to surrender in 2018, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. “He is not a terrorist.” The Nicaraguan University Alliance, which Alemán founded after massive popular protests began against the government in April 2018, said the main piece of evidence by the prosecution at his trial was a recording of his speech during an initial attempt at dialogue, in which he called on Ortega to step down. He returned a year later noting that he was running a “very high risk.” The nongovernmental Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights confirmed Téllez’s sentence Thursday.

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Nicaragua makes Daniel Ortega and his wife Murillo ‘copresidents,’ fueling democratic rebuke
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nicaragua makes Daniel Ortega and his wife Murillo ‘copresidents,’ fueling democratic rebuke

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s Congress approved a constitutional reform on Thursday that would make President Daniel Ortega and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation. The initiative was already pushed forward in November and because Ortega and Murillo’s Sandinista party control the congress and all government institutions, there was little doubt it would pass. …

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

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons
2 years, 1 month ago

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, Ortega’s government went a few steps further, deporting …

Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years

The Independent  

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Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
2 years, 1 month 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
2 years, 1 month 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 222 political prisoners, sends them to U.S.
2 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to U.S.

LA Times  

Police stand guard in 2018 at a prison in Managua, Nicaragua, known as El Chipote, which was associated with torture during the Somoza dictatorship. Nicaragua’s authoritarian government freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the United States on Thursday in a surprise move that appears aimed at easing stinging U.S. economic sanctions. The prisoner release, which Blinken atrributed to …

Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua
2 years, 4 months ago

Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Sandinista National Liberation Front completed its political domination of Nicaragua on Monday as electoral officials said it had won control of all the country’s 153 municipalities in elections that critics called unfair. First lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo told government media that the elections confirmed “the unity around peace and the good, as the only …

Nicaragua's governing Sandinistas sweep municipal elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Nicaragua's governing Sandinistas sweep municipal elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Sandinista National Liberation Front completed its political domination of …

Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua following local elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua following local elections

LA Times  

A boy looks at electoral roll sheets posted on a wall for municipal elections in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital. The Sandinista National Liberation Front completed its political domination of Nicaragua on Monday as electoral officials said it had won control of all the country’s 153 municipalities in elections that critics called unfair. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed concern …

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents
2 years, 5 months ago

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives’ lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison. “Every day that passes, their lives at greater risk.” President Daniel Ortega alleged they and dozens of other political prisoners were behind 2018 street protests that he claims were a plot to overthrow …

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents
2 years, 5 months ago

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

LA Times  

Family members of detained protesters arrive at the El Chipote jail in 2018. Families fear for the lives of four well-known opposition figures who are jailed in Nicaragua because of conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison. Téllez had served as the health minister during the first Sandinista government in 1979 but later became disenchanted as Ortega consolidated power and …

Nicaraguan opposition leader Suazo sentenced to 10 years in prison
2 years, 8 months ago

Nicaraguan opposition leader Suazo sentenced to 10 years in prison

CNN  

CNN — Nicaraguan opposition leader Yubrank Suazo, who participated in protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega in 2018, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said Wednesday. He was sentenced to five years in jail for conspiracy to undermine national integrity and a further five years for spreading false news, as …

Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest
2 years, 8 months ago

Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she feared for his health. Maradiaga had not been seen publicly since his arrest in June 2021 — one of the nearly 190 people who are considered political prisoners by human rights groups …

Nicaragua tries, sentences more opposition leaders
3 years ago

Nicaragua tries, sentences more opposition leaders

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — One-time Nicaragua presidential aspirant Cristiana Chamorro and one of her brothers were among five people formally placed on trial Thursday. She was one of the first in a wave of detentions against opposition leaders, including seven potential presidential candidates, to clear the way from President Daniel Ortega’s re-election to a fourth consecutive term in office Nov. 7. …

Nicaragua continues to prosecute, jail Ortega opponents
3 years 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 …

Nicaragua convicts 7 more opposition leaders of “conspiracy”
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua convicts 7 more opposition leaders of “conspiracy”

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan judges on Wednesday convicted seven opposition leaders, including former high-level Sandinistas and three former presidential contenders, of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.” A spokesperson for the Civic Alliance opposition coalition said the seven included Félix Maradiaga, Juan Sebastián Chamorro and the Central American country’s former ambassador to the United States, Arturo Cruz Sequeira. Cruz Sequeira, 68, …

Nicaragua sentences former official to 13 years in prison
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua sentences former official to 13 years in prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan judges on Monday sentenced a former high-level Sandinista official to 13 years in prison for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.” Victor Hugo Tinoco is one of dozens of opposition leaders arrested by President Daniel Ortega last year to clear the way for his re-election virtually unopposed. Authorities ordered home detention for three opposition figures suffering from …

Nicaragua moves 3 opponents from jail to house arrest
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua moves 3 opponents from jail to house arrest

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan authorities have ordered home detention for three opposition figures suffering from health problems, one week after another died following months of incarceration. Former Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, 77, former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister José Pallais, 68, and former ambassador to the United States Arturo Cruz Sequeira, 68, were ordered to home confinement, the …

Calls grow for Nicaragua to release jailed opposition figures
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies
3 years, 1 month ago

Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel and now President Daniel Ortega from prison has died, his family announced Saturday, eight months after Ortega’s government arrested him and dozens of other Nicaraguan opposition leaders. The prosecutors office said that when it learned Torres was seriously ill, the office “asked …

Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies
3 years, 1 month ago

Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Sandinista guerrilla leader and opposition politician Hugo Torres has …

2 more Nicaragua opposition figures convicted in trials
3 years, 1 month ago

2 more Nicaragua opposition figures convicted in trials

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan judges on Friday convicted a former high-level Sandinista official and a student leader accused of conspiring to de-stabilize the government of President Daniel Ortega, as a series of perfunctory trials keep the president’s opponents behind bars. The nongovernmental Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said Victor Hugo Tinoco, who was deputy foreign affairs minister during the first …

Nicaragua sentences seven opposition figures to prison
3 years, 1 month 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, ex-minister for “conspiracy”
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua sentences journalist, ex-minister for “conspiracy”

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A judge in Nicaragua sentenced former presidential hopeful and journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison Wednesday for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.” Mora was the latest in a series of opposition political figures to be convicted and sentenced after trials lasting a few hours. The government of President Daniel Ortega had accused Mota of having …

Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Nicaraguan judge convicts ex-presidential hopeful Mora
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaraguan judge convicts ex-presidential hopeful Mora

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A judge in Nicaragua has convicted former presidential hopeful Miguel Mora of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity” after a trial lasting a few hours. Lucía Pineda Ubau, who is currently running Mora’s 100% Noticias television station, said the judge recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Mora when he is sentenced. Mora is one of about 46 political …

Ex-Nicaragua rebel convicted of conspiring against Ortega
3 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Nicaragua rebel convicted of conspiring against Ortega

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Former Sandinista rebel commander Dora María Téllez, one of dozens of political detainees rounded up last year by Nicaragua’s government, was convicted after a trial lasting only a few hours, a lawyers group said Thursday. The lawyers said Judge Ángel Fernández declared Téllez guilty of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity” and recommended she be sentenced to 15 …

Nicaragua court finds two opposition heads guilty of ‘conspiracy’
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Nicaragua to start trials of imprisoned political figures
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua to start trials of imprisoned political figures

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Prosecutors announced Monday that beginning this week they intend to start trials of the 46 political figures arrested in the run-up to Nicaragua’s Nov. 7 presidential election. “These are repressive farces that the regime uses to issue convictions and continue to intimidate the people.” Some 39 opposition figures have been held at the capital’s El Chipote prison …

Nicaragua to start trials of imprisoned political figures
3 years, 1 month ago

Nicaragua to start trials of imprisoned political figures

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prosecutors announced Monday that beginning this week they intend to …

Nicaragua detains former OAS ambassador, critic of Ortega
3 years, 4 months 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 …

Families say Nicaragua prison conditions deteriorating
3 years, 4 months ago

Families say Nicaragua prison conditions deteriorating

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Relatives of political figures held prisoner in Nicaragua since a series of arrests ahead of this month’s presidential election expressed concern Saturday about the declining health of the inmates and called for their immediate release. “My husband has lost 31 pounds since he was captured five months ago,” said Deyanira Parrales, wife of former Deputy Foreign Minister …

EXPLAINER: What comes next after Nicaragua’s election
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What comes next after Nicaragua’s election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega holds a commanding lead in results from Sunday’s election against a field of little-known challengers. The global human rights organization Amnesty International called Ortega’s apparent reelection “frightening.” “Once again, the people of Nicaragua find themselves in a situation where voicing criticism of the government puts them at grave risk,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas …

Nicaragua’s Ortega set to win another term after ‘farce’ election
3 years, 4 months ago

Nicaragua’s Ortega set to win another term after ‘farce’ election

Al Jazeera  

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is on track to win a fourth consecutive term in office, preliminary results show, in an election denounced as “neither free nor fair” that was preceded by a months-long crackdown on opposition figures and candidates. Shortly before the early results were released, US President Joe Biden accused Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, of …

After jailing rivals, Nicaraguan president poised for reelection
3 years, 4 months ago

After jailing rivals, Nicaraguan president poised for reelection

LA Times  

In Managua, a woman poses with a Daniel Ortega banner in September. Ortega has justified the wave of arrests by saying that those detained are “criminals who have conspired against the safety of the country.” In a meeting of the OAS in recent days, a Nicaraguan official accused the country’s critics of being “coup leaders” and of trying to “destabilize …

Op-Ed: Daniel Ortega, the freedom fighter-turned-despot in Nicaragua, runs for reelection
3 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: Daniel Ortega, the freedom fighter-turned-despot in Nicaragua, runs for reelection

LA Times  

When I left my house in Nicaragua in May to visit my children abroad, a fleeting thought crossed my mind: What if I was never able to return? Although Daniel Ortega’s regime had grown sharply more repressive and dangerous in response to a citizens revolt in 2018, I still didn’t seriously imagine that in a few months I would find …

Nicaragua arrests 2 business leaders in continuing crackdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Nicaragua arrests 2 business leaders in continuing crackdown

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s national police arrested two leaders of the country’s top private business association Thursday, just one day after a regional body called for the immediate release of political prisoners. A police statement said Michael Healy Lacayo and Álvaro Vargas, president and vice president, respectively, of the Private Business Superior Council, face charges including money laundering, acts that …

US: Nicaragua’s elections ‘have lost all credibility’
3 years, 5 months ago

US: Nicaragua’s elections ‘have lost all credibility’

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The U.S. State Department said Thursday that next month’s presidential elections in Nicaragua “have lost all credibility” because of President Daniel Ortega’s arrests of critics and seven potential challengers. “We view the regime’s latest undemocratic and authoritative authoritarian actions, which have again been driven by a fear of an electoral loss, as the final blow against Nicaragua’s …

Nicaragua’s upcoming election ‘has lost all credibility’, US says
3 years, 7 months ago

Nicaragua’s upcoming election ‘has lost all credibility’, US says

Al Jazeera  

US condemns President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on opposition leaders and potential opponents ahead of November 7 polls. The upcoming election in Nicaragua “has lost all credibility”, the United States has said, amid a string of arrests of presidential hopefuls and the disqualification of the main opposition party set to challenge President Daniel Ortega in the November polls. “The United States …

Nicaraguan police detain opposition VP hopeful, party says
3 years, 7 months ago

Nicaraguan police detain opposition VP hopeful, party says

Al Jazeera  

Berenice Quezada is under house arrest, her Citizens Alliance for Liberty party says, as President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown continues. Police in Nicaragua have detained a vice-presidential hopeful seeking to contest the country’s November vote, her party said on Wednesday, as a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega’s government on opposition leaders and presidential challengers continues. “Quezada … is under house arrest …

Nicaragua opposition names presidential ticket to take on Ortega
3 years, 8 months ago

Nicaragua opposition names presidential ticket to take on Ortega

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua’s main opposition alliance has named a former right-wing fighter and a beauty queen as its candidates to take on President Daniel Ortega in November’s general election. The Citizens Alliance for Liberty’s announcement on Wednesday comes amid a wave of arrests of opposition figures, with more than two dozen people – including seven presidential hopefuls – arrested during the past …

Nicaragua arrests 7th presidential contender in Nov. 7 vote
3 years, 8 months ago

Nicaragua arrests 7th presidential contender in Nov. 7 vote

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections have now been detained. Those currently under arrest include 65-year-old Dora María Téllez, a former guerrilla commander who later split with Ortega and became a leader of …

Another Nicaraguan presidential hopeful arrested in crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Another Nicaraguan presidential hopeful arrested in crackdown

Al Jazeera  

President Daniel Ortega faces international rebuke for cracking down on potential opponents ahead of November elections. Another potential presidential contender has been arrested in Nicaragua as President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on potential opponents in the lead-up to November elections continues. “The gravity and intensification of the Ortega government’s brutal crackdown on critics and members of the opposition in recent weeks …

More opposition leaders detained in Nicaragua crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

More opposition leaders detained in Nicaragua crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Nicaraguan authorities have detained at least five more opposition leaders, as a sweeping crackdown by President Daniel Ortega’s government in advance of November elections has drawn rebuke from the European Union’s top diplomat. In a statement on Tuesday, police said they detained three farmworker leaders – Medardo Mairena, who planned a presidential bid, Pedro Mena, and Freddy Navas – on …

International pressure mounts against Nicaragua’s crackdown on government critics
3 years, 9 months ago

International pressure mounts against Nicaragua’s crackdown on government critics

LA Times  

Cristiana Chamorro, a potential challenger to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, has accused the government of fabricating evidence against her. “Around here, no one’s giving up.” The women are among 20 people in Nicaragua — including politicians, activists, journalists and a banking executive — swept up in what government critics describe as a recent crackdown on Ortega opponents. To clear the …

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