Nicaraguan Parliament Approves Constitutional Reform Granting More Power To President Nicaragua's constitutional reform raises concerns over democracy and human rights due to increased presidential authority. Top News · Nov 22, 2024
Nicaragua OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of "co-president" and boosting the pair's joint control over the state. International Business Times · Nov 22, 2024
Nicaragua's President Ortega Proposes Constitutional Reforms For Power Nicaragua's President Ortega faces backlash over proposed constitutional reforms to consolidate power with his wife, amid international criticism and conce... Top News · Nov 21, 2024
Nicaragua's Ortega Banishes Leading Catholic Bishop President Daniel Ortega's government has expelled the head of Nicaragua's bishops' conference to Guatemala, the latter's government and church sources said Thursday. International Business Times · Nov 14, 2024
Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77 Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, has died at age 77 The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
Nicaragua's Open-Door Policy is Used as 'Political Weapon' by Ortega Against the U.S., Experts Claim Up until July, over 5 million migrants are estimated to have entered the United States irregularly through Nicaragua in the last two years Latin Times · Sep 28, 2024
Continuing crackdown on churches and NGOs moves Nicaragua further from democracy to authoritarianism The Nicaraguan government recently shut down more than 1,500 nonprofits – many of them civic and religious groups doing humanitarian work in a country long mired in political violence, economic upheaval and social strife. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024
Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home As President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively to silence critics of his administration in Nicaragua, faith leaders have denounced their surveillance, harassment and threats at the hands of the state The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Nicaragua strips citizenship from 135 prisoners released to Guatemala Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled from the country last week after serving prison sentences in a government crackdown on dissent The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Nicaragua Strips Nationality Of 135 Exiled Political Prisoners Nicaragua on Tuesday revoked the nationality of 135 former political prisoners who were freed and flown to Guatemala last week in a deal negotiated by the United States. International Business Times · Sep 10, 2024
Nicaragua Flies Out 135 Political Prisoners To Guatemala Nicaragua on Thursday freed 135 political prisoners who flew to safety in Guatemala in the latest such deal negotiated by the United States with strongman Daniel Ortega. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024
US secures release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua The released group includes student and religious leaders who were arrested as part of crackdown under President Ortega. Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2024
US secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala The United States government says it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024
US Secures Release Of 135 Prisoners From Nicaragua The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest mass transfer by President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian government. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024
Latin Times · Sep 5, 2024 White House says it secured the released of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, including members of a Texas missionary group Among others released are some who "Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consider a threat to their authoritarian rule," said Jake Sullivan
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024 Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly has approved criminal code changes that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned
International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024 Nicaragua Passes Law Against Those 'Undermining' Regime From Abroad Nicaragua's regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions against the internationally criticized government.
Latin Times · Aug 30, 2024 Nicaragua's Ortega offers to send 'fighters' to Venezuela as tensions remain high over electoral fallout The Central American strongman said forces could help Maduro in case of an "armed counterrevolution"
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations Nicaragua’s government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce
Top News · Aug 20, 2024 Nicaragua Revokes Registration Of 1,500 Non-Profit Organizations Nicaragua's crackdown on civil society groups draws international concern over human rights and democratic principles.
International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024 Nicaragua Shutters 1,500 NGOs As Crackdown Continues Nicaragua on Monday shuttered 1,500 NGOs, bringing to more than 5,000 the number of such entities scrapped in a crackdown on opponents by President Daniel Ortega.
The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2024 Brazil cuts ties with Nicaragua as it rethinks links with leftist authoritarians Two countries expel each other’s ambassadors amid growing tensions between Lula and Venezuela’s Maduro
Top News · Aug 9, 2024 Brazil Expels Nicaraguan Ambassador In Diplomatic Retaliation Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in response to diplomatic tensions, leading to frozen relations between the two countries.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024 Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliatory move Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega
Latin Times · Jul 5, 2024 Nicaragua's Ortega used a front to take over the country's electricity sector, investigation alleges The acquisition, valued at $140 million, involved a complex transaction that reportedly gave the ruling marriage more control over the country's sector