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

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

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.

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

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

Nicaraguans demonstrate in front of the cathedral in neighboring Costa Rica's capital San Jose in August 2022 against the Nicaraguan government's detention of outspoken bishop Rolando Alvarez

Nicaraguans demonstrate in front of the cathedral in neighboring Costa Rica's capital San Jose in August 2022 against the Nicaraguan government's detention of outspoken bishop Rolando Alvarez

World

US adds Cuba, Nicaragua, Wagner Group to religious freedom blacklist

The United States added Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia's Wagner mercenary group to a blacklist on international religious freedom.

AFPDecember 2, 2022

A man walks along a road in the town of Santa Ana, in Honduras's Francisco Morazan department, on October 9, 2022, shortly before the arrival of Hurricane Julia

A man walks along a road in the town of Santa Ana, in Honduras's Francisco Morazan department, on October 9, 2022, shortly before the arrival of Hurricane Julia

World

Hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua, menaces Central America

Hurricane Julia raked across Nicaragua Sunday, lashing the country with winds and heavy rain and threatening flash flooding.

AFPOctober 9, 2022

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government is facing mounting diplomatic pressure over what the United States has called 'a dramatic deterioration' of human rights

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government is facing mounting diplomatic pressure over what the United States has called 'a dramatic deterioration' of human rights

World

Nicaragua breaks ties with Netherlands, bars US envoy

Ortega's government is facing mounting diplomatic pressure over what the US has called "a dramatic deterioration" of human rights.

AFPOctober 1, 2022

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

World

Brazil president offers to take in priests persecuted in Nicaragua

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday offered refuge in his country to Catholic clerics under pressure in Nicaragua.

AFPSeptember 20, 2022

The offices of Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega, have been taken over by the state with the management forced into exile

The offices of Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega, have been taken over by the state with the management forced into exile

World

Independent journalism under attack in Central America

Central American journalists can pay a steep price for publishing unflattering stories about governments in the region.

AFPSeptember 1, 2022

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace on August 21, 2022 during the weekly Angelus prayer in The Vatican.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace on August 21, 2022 during the weekly Angelus prayer in The Vatican.

World

Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained

Pope Francis said Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua.

AFPAugust 21, 2022

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