Human rights group say that Nicaragua was holding 245 political prisoners, most of them have now been released. Notably, Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was jailed for criticizing the regime ...

With hundreds of the country’s reporters in exile, the press is under pressure like never before. But this outlet is ...

Nicaragua’s dictatorial government on Thursday freed 135 political prisoners, including 13 members of a Texas-based evangelical Christian organization, in a secret operation negotiated by the ...

By Maxwell Radwin A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by ...

Latin America’s first elected female president won a surprise victory over Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega and demobilized army troops.

U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024.

Nicaragua released 135 political prisoners — including 13 people affiliated with an American evangelical church — on humanitarian grounds on Thursday in a deal brokered by the U.S. government ...

Despite recent mass releases and deportations in Nicaragua, around 40 political prisoners remain in Ortega’s jails, according to multiple news reports. Advertisement.

At least 229 people detained in Nicaragua for political reasons have suffered various forms of torture and other "crimes against humanity" at the hands of the government over the past seven years ...

Violeta Chamorro, who has died aged 95, was the first female president elected in the Americas. A conciliatory figure, she ...

Reuters. A demonstrator holds a national flag during a candlelight vigil protest for the political prisoners in Managua , Nicaragua, on October 3, 2019.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo ...

Nicaraguan authorities released 135 political and religious prisoners following international pressure, but many critics of the government still remain behind bars amid the ongoing crackdown ...