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Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants
1 week, 4 days ago

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office, warning that millions of people could be forced to return to unsafe countries once President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House. “So we’re going to keep pressing.” The senators from the Congressional Hispanic Conference urged the White House …

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Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
3 weeks, 3 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 …

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Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
1 month ago

Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power

CNN  

Reuters — The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American nation’s police and military. The reform increases the president’s control over the media, extends the presidential term to six years from five, and changes the roles of vice president …

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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’

LA Times  

In this 2018 photo, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. 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 …

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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 …

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Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home

The Independent  

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Associated Press  

Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2024 Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena in Sao Paulo during a Brazilian league match. Nicaraguan citizens wave from a bus after being released from a Nicaraguan jail and landing at the airport in Guatemala City, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Players of Argentina hoist Ángel Di María before a qualifying soccer match …

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent  

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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 …

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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 …

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Why Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega is cracking down on civil society
4 months ago

Why Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega is cracking down on civil society

Firstpost  

Sometimes even major developments in smaller countries don’t get the global attention that they deserve. In the biggest single crackdown, the Daniel Ortega government banned civil society groups such as the Nicaraguan Red Cross, several Catholic charities, some sports associations including chess clubs and private universities. More than 5,000 civil society groups, media outlets, social and sporting clubs, and private …

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Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliatory move
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliatory move

The Hindu  

Brazil's government on Thursday kicked out Nicaragua's ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country's President Daniel Ortega. The press office of Brazil's foreign ministry confirmed to The Associated Press that it had decided to expel Nicaraguan ambassador Fulvia Patricia Castro Matu. Lula, who previously supported Ortega's presidency, steered away from Ortega after …

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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.” …

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Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress finally canceled on Wednesday a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities. The proposed $50 billion, 172-mile canal across this Central American nation was long viewed as a joke that later turned deadly serious. Ortega’s government claimed the …

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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 …

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In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to Nicaragua and making the rest of the journey illegally by land to Mexico’s northern border. Many turn to savvy travel agents who know the …

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In Senegal's capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Senegal's capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US

The Independent  

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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 …

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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,” …

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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. …

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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
10 months, 1 week ago

Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. But those protests triggered an escalating and systematic …

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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 …

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How can the world stand by and watch the purge of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How can the world stand by and watch the purge of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua?

The Independent  

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Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican
11 months, 1 week ago

Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities who welcomed them in Rome. Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition …

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