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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 …

SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency amid growing numbers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and other countries. Fewer Venezuelans came after the the Biden administration introduced new asylum restrictions on Oct. 12, but increasing arrivals from other countries more than offset that decline, …

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 …

The Vatican has expressed concern over moves against the church amid the ongoing crackdown by President Daniel Ortega. The mass on Saturday followed several moves against the church in recent weeks, including the investigation and confinement of a prominent priest who had been critical of President Daniel Ortega‘s government. In early August, Ortega’s government closed seven radio stations owned by …

Move comes amid months-long crackdown by Daniel Ortega’s government on civil society groups and opposition figures. Nicaragua’s parliament, controlled by allies of President Daniel Ortega, has shut down 25 nongovernmental organisations in a move slammed by the opposition as the latest example in a months-long crackdown on civil society. Ortega’s government continues to persecute and jail opposition figures and other …

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 …

EU sanctions 8 Nicaraguan officials amid wide-reaching crackdown

Sanctions target VP Rosario Murillo, wife of President Ortega, and seven others for rights violations and undermining rule of law. The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Nicaraguan officials, including Rosario Murillo, the country’s vice president and wife of President Daniel Ortega, amid a crackdown on opposition leaders and presidential hopefuls in the Central American nation. The Council of …

US imposes visa curbs on Nicaraguan officials amid crackdown

Another potential challenger to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is arrested, prompting criticism from US diplomat. Nicaraguan authorities have detained a third potential presidential candidate amid a deepening crackdown by President Daniel Ortega in the run-up to elections later this year. Police said Maradiaga “is being investigated for carrying out acts that undermine independence, sovereignty, and self-determination, inciting foreign interference in …