Nicaragua, and Venezuela, raising concerns about a shift in U.S. foreign policy. Projects supporting political prisoners in Cuba, church groups opposing strongman Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and ...

In addition to arresting in the past two months almost every opposition politician who might challenge President Daniel ... Ortega in the 1990 presidential elections. On Friday, Nicaraguan police ...

In article three of the regulation, the MINT states that persons or groups “with the potential to cause harm by raising ... Ortega’s “war” against the NGOs The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council following a damning report by U N experts accusing ...

Ortega first served as president from 1985 to 1990 as a former guerrilla hero who helped oust the US-backed Somoza regime, and returned to power in 2007. Nicaragua has jailed hundreds of opponents ...

The UN called for action against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government. It accuses the Ortega administration of turning the country into an authoritarian state. Constitutional reforms allow ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, under sanctions for human rights abuses, has sworn in 30,000 hooded civilians as a ...

San José (AFP) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, under sanctions for human rights abuses, has sworn in 30,000 hooded civilians as a "volunteer police" force the opposition fears will be ...

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. Credit: AP/Alfredo Zuniga The reform also expanded the ...

FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega attends the Alba summit, in Caracas, Venezuela April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/ File Photo UPDATED Feb 26, 2025, 04:08 PM ...