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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 …

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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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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize
1 year, 6 months ago

Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, was awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize Monday. Considered among Latin America’s best-known writers, Belli’s work has been translated into more than 20 languages and includes 15 poetry collections, eight novels, and seven books of essays, testimonials and children’s stories. “I couldn’t be …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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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 …

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

Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents Wednesday, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a statement that declared the 94 people to be “traitors” and said they had lost their Nicaraguan citizenship. He said those on the list — among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel …

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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 …

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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 …

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Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Last week Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, their release long demanded by the international community. “He would prefer to revert to a steady, low-level authoritarian government in which there are no, perhaps none of the more visible forms of abuses, but continuing political …

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Nicaragua stripped the citizenship of the 222 dissidents it booted out. Is that legal?
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaragua stripped the citizenship of the 222 dissidents it booted out. Is that legal?

LA Times  

Last week, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, their release long demanded by the international community. The release of the prisoners was, in part, a tactic to “minimize the public costs of his repression,” particularly in the eyes of the international community, said Ivan Briscoe of International …

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Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison. That concern was also echoed in Nicaragua’s capital, when Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes said someone had asked him what they could do for Álvarez. “Pray that the Lord …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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