Miguel Mora, the fifth opposition presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan journalist Miguel Mora became the fifth opposition presidential hopeful to be jailed in Nicaragua less than five months before...
June 21, 2021Topic
Nicaragua
Nicaragua: São Paulo Forum supports Daniel Ortega’s regime, justifies arrests of opposition hopefuls
The forum, linked to the continent's leftist leaders, issued a statement in which it ignores the wave of arrests and...
June 17, 2021
Nicaragua disregards OAS and continues with wave of arrests, including a banker
Nicaraguan authorities detained a banker as part of the wave of arrests unleashed against several opposition political leaders, including four...
June 16, 2021U.S. stresses that there are no conditions for “free elections” in Nicaragua
The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, stressed on Wednesday that "there are no conditions" for "fair and free elections"...
June 16, 2021
Nicaragua’s former president Enrique Bolaños dies at age 93
The former president of Nicaragua Enrique Bolaños Geyer (2002-2007) died at 93, after suffering a "health breakdown," relatives informed on...
June 15, 2021
US-Mexico border, migrants, repression and Mercosur are the key issues of this week in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Problems at the U.S.-Mexico border, Venezuelan refugees and displaced persons, the identity of Mercosur, the...
June 14, 2021
Nicaraguan police arrest two former guerrillas and two opposition women
The Nicaraguan Police informed this Sunday that it had arrested former Sandinista guerrillas Dora María Téllez and Hugo Torres, and...
June 13, 2021
Opposition leaders remain detained and threat of punishment for Nicaragua grows
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several Nicaraguan opposition leaders, including four presidential hopefuls, remained imprisoned on Thursday with five months...
June 11, 2021
Nicaragua protests “vigorously” against U.S. sanctions on Ortega advisers
Nicaragua has "vigorously" protested the sanctions imposed Wednesday by the United States against four advisers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega,...
June 10, 2021