Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
Nicaraguaโs government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce.
Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows
Brazilโs government has kicked out Nicaraguaโs ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American countryโs President Daniel Ortega.
UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'
A panel of U_N_-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaraguaโs government of committing โserious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.โ.
Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services.
A last sticking point in border security negotiations is humanitarian parole. Here's what that means
President Joe Biden is closing in on a Senate deal on border security and Ukraine funding as the White House tries to resolve one of the last major sticking points in the talks.
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando รlvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican
The Vatican says Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando รlvarez and 18 Catholic clergy members from the Latin American country have arrived in Rome and are guests of the Holy See.
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot
Nicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government.
A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate
A new study says that about half of Nicaragua's population of 6.2 million want to leave their homeland because of a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega's government.
Nicaragua's Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
Nicaraguaโs increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.
Nicaraguaโs exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass
For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community.
Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives
The government of President Daniel Ortega described the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua as a โcenter of terrorismโ and seized its property, buildings and bank accounts on August 16.
Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
The Jesuits say Nicaragua's government has confiscated the University of Central America in Nicaragua, which is one of the regionโs most highly regarded colleges.
New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems
A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras.
A wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and other Central American countries
Central America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region whose history is riddled with turbulence.
Brazil's president offers to try to win release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua
Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva is offering to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua.
Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua
In his first visit to Latin America, Iranโs hardline president has met with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions.
In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government
Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional โStations of the Crossโ and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside the churches amid a ban on public demonstrations.
Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments
Nicaragua โs government says it has proposed suspending relations with the Vatican days after Pope Francis compared President Daniel Ortegaโs administration to a communist or Nazi dictatorship amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the country.
Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
Dozens of priests, nuns, seminarians and church workers have fled Nicaragua in recent years, or been exiled by President Daniel Ortegaโs government, which considers them a threat.
Fleeing Nicaraguans a boon to economy back home
Remittances to Nicaraguans sent home last year surged 50%, a massive jump that analysts say is directly related to the thousands of Nicaraguans who emigrated to the U.S. in the past two years.
Nicaragua's vote to strip opponents of citizenship
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has sent 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, whose release was long demanded by the international community.
Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando รlvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison in the latest move against the Catholic Church and government opponents.
Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison
Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando รlvarez, an outspoken critic of Nicaraguaโs government, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship, the latest move by President Daniel Ortega against the Catholic church and his opponents.
Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
President Joe Biden says he is happy 222 Nicaraguan prisoners sent to the U.S. have been released, but time will tell if the move signifies a real change in Nicaraguan policies.
Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua
Nicaraguaโs Sandinista National Liberation Front has completed its political domination of the country by winning local elections decried as unfair in all 153 of the countryโs municipalities.
Biden targets Nicaragua's gold in new move against Ortega
The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortegaโs authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nationโs gold industry, threatening trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders.
Argentine judge launches probe into Nicaragua abuse claims
A judge in Argentina has launched a criminal investigation into Nicaraguaโs President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Marรญa Murillo to determine whether they are responsible for crimes against humanity.
Nicaragua charging exiled opponents' relatives
Exiled Nicaraguan economist Javier รlvarez received terrible news this week: his wife, daughter and son-in-law, jailed three weeks ago by the government of President Daniel Ortega, had been formally charged with serious crimes back in Nicaragua.
Pope: Vatican seeks talks on Nicaragua's Catholic crackdown
Pope Francis says the Vatican is in contact with the Nicaraguan government about its crackdown on the Catholic Church and hoped that โat the very leastโ nuns from Mother Teresaโs Sisters of Charity religious order would be allowed to return to the country.
Fleeing Nicaraguans strain Costa Rica's asylum system
Since the summer of 2021, when Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega locked up dozens of political opponents ahead of Novemberโs presidential elections, Nicaraguans have been seeking asylum in Costa Rica at the highest levels since Nicaraguaโs political crisis exploded in April 2018.
Concern that Nicaragua repression could be "model" in region
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortegaโs government has closed seven radio stations this week owned by the Roman Catholic church, as well as two other outlets serving the largely rural northern area with a history of opposition.
Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest
The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Fรฉlix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she feared for his health.
Nicaragua government takes over five opposition-held towns
Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party, four months before scheduled municipal elections.
US sanctions Nicaraguan gold mining firm over ties to Russia
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Nicaraguaโs state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors partly over the Central American nationโs ties to Russia.
Nicaragua authorizes entry of Russian troops, planes, ships
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response.
Nicaragua government laying waste to civil society
Nicaraguaโs Sandinista-controlled congress has cancelled nearly 200 nongovernmental organizations this week, ranging from a local equestrian group to the 94-year-old Nicaraguan Academy of Letters, in what critics say is President Daniel Ortegaโs attempt to eliminate the countryโs civil society.
Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment
A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua has begun an โindefinite fastโ inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day.
Nicaragua tightens grip on universities to stifle dissent
Four years after university students led protests against Nicaragua President Daniel Ortegaโs government, his administration is minimizing the chance of a reoccurrence by seizing a dozen private universities and closing them or shifting control to the state.
Authoritarian Latin American countries stand with Putin after Ukraine invasion
While countries like Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico have condemned Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, the presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua have been vocal in their support of President Vladimir Putin.
US mulls booting Nicaragua from trade pact over crackdown
The Biden administration is considering trying to expel Nicaragua from a lucrative regional free trade pact to retaliate against President Daniel Ortegaโs crackdown on his opponents.
Putin hosts leader of Brazil for talks amid Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for talks in Moscow and hailed ties between the two countries, which he described as โfriendship and mutual understanding.โ.
Argentina protests Iranian suspect at Nicaragua event
The presence of a senior Iranian official at the investiture of Nicaraguaโs president has angered Argentina, which alleges the official was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
Ortega sworn in for 4th straight term as Nicaragua's leader
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has been sworn in for a fourth consecutive term following elections considered rigged and on a day marked by sanctions from the United States and European Union against members of his government.
Mexico overhauls handling of migrants to release pressure
Benjamรญn Villalta, a 39-year-old Nicaraguan, couldnโt believe that a Mexican immigration office would open in the middle of the night to give him and some 40 other migrants humanitarian visas that would allow them to move about Mexico and work.
Nicaragua's Ortega decries foes who question his re-election
A day after questioned elections, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortegaโs government has set about painting as a historic democratic victory what many of the worldโs democracies condemned as a sham.
Nicaragua's Ortega seeks re-election in questioned vote
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is seeking a fourth consecutive term as voting begins in elections against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sit in jail.
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2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico
More than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in southern Mexico toward the town of Huixtla where security forces had deployed, possibly signaling that authorities would soon try to break up the group.
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Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramirez to live in exile in Spain
Writer and former Nicaraguan Vice President Sergio Ramรญrez says he will live in exile in Spain, after the government of President Daniel Ortega tried to arrest him and banned his latest book.
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US restricts more visas for Nicaraguans close to government
The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 50 immediate family members of Nicaraguan officials who have been involved in or benefited from President Daniel Ortegaโs growing repression.
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EU slaps sanctions on Nicaraguan first lady, 7 others
The European Union is slapping sanctions on Nicaraguan first lady and Vice-President Rosario Murillo and seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy.
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Nicaragua arrests 6 more opposition figures; EU weighs move
Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures, including the sixth presidential hopeful to have been arrested in a crackdown that started last month.
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Loved and decried, El Salvador's populist leader is defiant
In El Salvador, most are not bothered by President Nayib Bukeleโs dictatorial maneuvers -- sending armed troops into congress to coerce a vote, or ousting independent judges from the countryโs highest court, paving the way to control all branches of government.
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Nicaragua places former first lady under house arrest
Nicaragua police say they have placed former first lady Marรญa Fernanda Flores Lanzas, wife of former President Arnoldo Aleman, under house arrest for alleged crimes against the state.
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Nicaraguan government pursues NGO in widening crackdown
Nicaraguan authorities have ordered the capture of a former education minister and a businessman as the governmentโs crackdown continued to expand beyond leaders of the political opposition.
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US calls on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Chamorro
The U.S. State Department has called on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro, who is being held incommunicado at her home after her laptops and cellphones were taken away.
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US urging Central America to tackle poverty, corruption
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to entice Central American nations to tackle the corruption and poverty that have helped drive a surge of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border and presented an early challenge for the Biden administration.
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Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. The Central American country has created a National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)MANAGUA โ Nicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which is drawing amused reactions on social media in a nation that has been struggling since anti-government protests three years ago. The agency was approved by 76 legislators Wednesday in the countryโs congress, which is dominated by President Daniel Ortegaโs Sandinista Party. Critics said the country does not have the money to spare for dreams of space exploration.
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Nicaragua approves Russian COVID-19 vaccine
A nurse shows to the press a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign inside River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)MANAGUA โ Nicaraguaโs government said Wednesday that it had approved Russiaโs Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. โNicaragua is advancing in its negotiations with Russia to supplyโ the vaccine, said the government outlet El 19 Digital. It was the first vaccine approved in Nicaragua, which still awaits its first doses. Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela are among other left-leaning governments in the hemisphere that have approved the vaccine.
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Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reporters
There is increasing concern for the safety of journalists covering protests at state capitals across the U.S., and in Washington. This week, now as a reporter in Oregon, I attended virtual training by the state police on what to do if there's a shooting rampage in the Oregon Capitol. The Legislatureโs leadership, for the first time, included journalists in the training after several were assaulted by rioters outside the state Capitol in December. What has happened at the Oregon Capitol is a clear example of how those divisions have become sharper and more bitter. Until last year, protests at the marble-sheathed state Capitol had been relatively mild.
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Nicaragua essentially bans opposition from 2021 elections
FILE - In this May 26, 2018 file photo, the Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)MANAGUA โ Nicaraguaโs ruling party-dominated Congress passed a law Monday that would essentially ban opposition candidates from running in the 2021 presidential elections. The elections are scheduled for Nov. 7, 2021, and despite term limits โ which Ortega has already exceeded โ the 75-year-old leader is expected to run again. Nicaraguaโs two main opposition groups had announced earlier this year that they will form a coalition to compete in the 2021 race. The U.S. government says it is pressing Ortega to hold free and fair elections and respect basic rights.
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Latin America's evangelical churches hard hit by pandemic
Throughout Latin America, a traditionally Catholic region with a surging evangelical presence in nearly every country, evangelical churches have kept spreading the Gospel despite government measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In at least two countries, evangelical pastors have died in alarming numbers during the pandemic. Some have attended evangelical services in the city of Atalaia do Norte and then brought the virus to our lands," he said. In Nicaragua, evangelical churches large and small stayed open too at least at first. Back in Nicaragua, many evangelical churches have reopened, some with health precautions, like Bethel where congregants are asked to bring their own hand sanitizer.
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During pandemic, Nicaraguan doctors face political pressure
MANAGUA Inside Nicaragua's public hospitals, the walls are plastered with political propaganda, ruling-party activists ensure no information leaks out, and doctors were once forbidden from wearing masks. The government did not respond to a request for comment on the doctors' dismissals and the allegations of repression. Doctors have confirmed the relatives' suspicions, saying hospital administrators order virus deaths be categorized otherwise to keep official numbers low. The result has been dozens of sickened medical workers and more than 70 deaths, according to a count kept by the Medical Associations of Nicaragua. He had been voluntarily treating COVID-19 patients who were turned away from hospitals in Len and Chinandega, in western Nicaragua.
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Edn Pastora, Nicarguan revolutionary, dead at 83
Pastora, one of the most mercurial, charismatic figures of Central Americas revolutionary upheavals, has died. His son Alvaro Pastora said Tuesday, June 16, 2020 that he died at Managuas Military Hospital of respiratory failure. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)MANAGUA One of the most mercurial, charismatic figures of Central America's revolutionary upheavals, Edn Pastora, died early Tuesday. Edn Atanacio Pastora Gmez was born Nov. 15, 1936, in Ciudad Daro, Nicaragua. After the protests, as rumors swirled about Ortegas health, Pastora told the press that he had recommended that the Sandinista National Liberation Front choose a successor.
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Nicaraguan baseball manager fired after speaking about virus
During a May 16 game, manager Norman Cardoze Sr. and coach Carlos Aranda felt sick. Cardozes son Norman Jr., the teams star slugger, was so weak and achy he didnt play. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)MANAGUA MANAGUA, NicaraguaA Nicaraguan Hall of Fame baseball manager was fired Tuesday, days after publicly speaking about being hospitalized with COVID-19 along with his son and coach. Norman Cardoze Sr., manager of the San Fernando Beasts, was not given a reason for his firing, but his wife Ftima Ruiz said the family suspects it was because they spoke out about being infected with the virus. Cardoze Sr. described the horror of watching people essentially suffocate before his eyes and seeing their bodies wrapped in plastic and removed.
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A death in Nicaraguan baseball puts pandemic in public eye
A man watches a professional baseball game between Boer de Managua and Flecheros de Matagalpa at Dennis Martinez stadium in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Then, during a May 16 game in the capital, Managua, manager Norman Cardoze Sr. and coach Carlos Aranda felt sick. Cardozes son Norman Jr., the teams star slugger, was so weak and achy he didnt play. The Cardoze father and son, who tested positive for the virus, spent a week in the hospital. Were like the circus clowns, while a ton of people without heart or conscience are risking the lives of the players and the fans, Carlos Aranda Sr. said.