Nicaragua Archives

Cristiana Chamorro is the daughter of a former president and a journalist assassinated for his criticism of a dictatorship

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Like mother like daughter: Nicaragua’s Chamorro an opponent to Ortega

Nicaraguan opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro believed that -- like her mother 31 years ago — she could unseat President Daniel Ortega.

AFPMarch 22, 2022

Cristiana Chamorro, who had been tipped to win Nicaragua's presidential elections last November against President Daniel Ortega, has been sentenced to eight years in jail

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Nicaragua opposition leader Chamorro sentenced to 8 years in prison: NGO

Nicaragua’s main opposition figure and would-be presidential challenger to Daniel Ortega was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after being found guilty of...

AFPMarch 21, 2022

In this file photo taken in May 2021, Cristiana Chamorro is pictured before giving a press conference in Managua

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Nicaraguan opposition figure found guilty of financial crimes: family

Nicaragua's main opposition figure and would-be presidential challenger to Daniel Ortega has been found guilty of financial crimes.

AFPMarch 11, 2022

Cristiana Chamorro, seen here in May 2021, was the favorite to beat incumbent Daniel Ortega in presidential elections

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Behind closed doors, trial starts for Nicaragua opposition figure

Nicaraguan opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro, detained since June last year went on trial.

AFPMarch 3, 2022

Hugo Torres died eight months after his arrest with other opposition figures due to challenge President Daniel Ortega in national elections

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Calls grow to free Nicaragua prisoners after Ortega opponent dies

Calls mounted Monday for dozens of opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua to be freed after the death of a would-be presidential candidate fueled fears...

AFPFebruary 14, 2022

The government of President Daniel Ortega has been accused of political persecution for rounding up opposition figures, including seven aspiring presidential candidates

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Three Nicaraguan opposition figures guilty of ‘undermining national integrity’

Three opposition figures in Nicaragua including a former deputy foreign minister have been found guilty of "undermining national integrity."

AFPFebruary 12, 2022

Dora Maria Tellez is a former leftist guerrilla who fought alongside President Daniel Ortega during Nicaragua's civil war

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Nicaragua court finds activists guilty of ‘conspiracy’

A Nicaraguan court Thursday found two prominent opposition figures guilty of “conspiracy,” according to a human rights organization which condemned the trial as “null...

AFPFebruary 4, 2022

President of the Nicaraguan National Assembly, Gustavo Porras (L), raises the hand of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (C) as he is sworn in as president for a fourth straight term next to his wife and vice-president Rosario Murillo (R), during the inauguration ceremony in Managua on January 10, 2022.

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Trials to resume for Nicaragua government opponents: prosecution

Criminal trials will resume this week for 46 opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government, including seven presidential hopefuls precluded from contesting November elections,...

AFPJanuary 31, 2022