Nicaragua Archives

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shake hands during a joint press statement at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas

World

Iran and Venezuela have ‘common enemies,’ Raisi says in Caracas

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi began a rare diplomatic tour of Latin America on Monday with a first stop in Caracas, where he said his...

AFPJune 12, 2023

A parliamentary resolution authorized all assets of the Nicaraguan Red Cross to be seized

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Nicaraguan parliament dissolves local Red Cross

Nicaragua’s parliament on Wednesday dissolved the local branch of the Red Cross, accusing it of taking sides in 2018 anti-government protests. The resolution was...

AFPMay 10, 2023

Banners calling for the release of 'political prisoners' at a recent anti-government protest

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Nicaragua slams ‘insolent’ EU statement, bars envoy

Nicaragua on Tuesday barred the EU’s designated ambassador following criticism of its “systemic repression” of dissent in the five years since anti-government protests were...

AFPApril 18, 2023

A woman prays in Managua, on March 17, 2023

World

Vatican closes Nicaragua embassy amid escalating row

The Vatican representative to Nicaragua has left the country and closed its embassy there amid continuing tensions between Managua and the Holy See, the...

AFPMarch 18, 2023

A demonstrator against President Daniel Ortega, who has jailed hundreds of political critics and opponents in Nicaragua

World

Nicaragua a political headache for Latin American left

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s move to strip more than 300 critics and political opponents of citizenship, and Chile’s forceful condemnation, have shone a spotlight on...

AFPFebruary 23, 2023

Elena Martinez is one of dozens of women in her fishing community who dig in the mangrove for cockles to sell

World

When men won’t ‘get dirty’, Nicaraguan women dig for cockles

From a young age, Elena Martinez and other female residents of Aserradores, a small fishing community in eastern Nicaragua, learn to navigate the dense...

AFPFebruary 23, 2023

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, who rights groups accuse of crushing dissent and undermining democracy, has stripped more than 300 opponents of their nationality.

World

Madrid offers citizenship to more Nicaragua dissidents

Madrid on Friday extended an offer of Spanish nationality to another 94 exiled Nicaraguan opposition figures dubbed “traitors” by their government. Nicaragua’s President Daniel...

AFPFebruary 17, 2023

Those who oppose Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega increasingly find their citizenship revoked

World

Nicaragua yanks citizenship from 94 more dissidents

A Nicaraguan court under President Daniel Ortega stripped the citizenship from 94 exiled dissidents and declared them to be “traitors to the fatherland,” drawing sharp...

AFPFebruary 15, 2023