Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
Now in exile in Guatemala, Mena may be out of prison but he’s far from free. Upon their release, he and hundreds of religious ...
Nicaraguan lawmakers pass bill forcing local banks to ignore foreign sanctions
Nicaragua's parliament on Monday approved a law that seeks to nullify foreign sanctions issued against President Daniel ...
El País in English5d
Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police
The reform of the Military Code and the National Police Law subordinate the armed forces to the presidential couple’s wishes, ...
La Croix6d
Daniel Ortega amends Nicaragua Constitution, expands his power
Nicaragua's parliament approved a constitutional reform that strengthened the control of President Daniel Ortega and his wife ...
Angelus2d
Radical changes to Nicaraguan Constitution are a blow to Catholic Church
In the State that is being created by the new Constitution, only the Ortega-Murillo couple will be able to control religion ...
devdiscourse5d
Nicaragua Takes a Stand: New Law Challenges Foreign Sanctions
Nicaragua's parliament has passed a law nullifying the impact of foreign sanctions on President Daniel Ortega, his vice ...
Havana Times.org4d
Ortega Moves to Further Limit International Cooperation
The dictator sent a proposed law to regulate the functioning of international organizations, cooperation agencies, and ...
devdiscourse5d
Nicaragua's Controversial Move to Nullify Foreign Sanctions
Nicaragua's parliament has passed a law seeking to nullify foreign sanctions against President Daniel Ortega, his wife ...
RSF3d
Yet again, RSF warns against the growing repression of journalists in Nicaragua as two more are arrested
Journalists Leo Cárcamo Herrera and Elsbeth D'Anda were recently arrested by the Nicaraguan authorities. These detentions ...
The Taipei Times6d
Ortega to expand power after bill passes
The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands ...
The Associated Press on MSN6d
Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nat ...
Jurist5d
UN warns of Nicaragua constitutional amendment granting president ‘virtually unlimited’ power
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel ...