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Nicaragua hikes repression of thousands of exiles—UN

GENEVA—While ramping up its repression at home, Nicaragua’s government is also going after exiles abroad, with hundreds if not thousands of people affected, UN...

Nicaragua frees ‘tens’ of political prisoners

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Nicaragua’s authoritarian government said Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) it had freed “tens” of detainees, following US pressure and a...

Legislature cements ‘absolute power’ of president, wife

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday (Friday in Manila) under...

Nicaragua releases 222 dissidents, sends to US

Washington—Over 200 detained members of Nicaragua’s opposition were freed Thursday and expelled to the United States, in a surprise move by the Central American...

US: Expand engagement with Taiwan

The US State Department called on “all countries that value democratic institutions” to “expand engagement with Taiwan” in a statement Thursday after Nicaragua announced...

Nicaraguan president, wife banned from US

The United States on Tuesday imposed an entry ban on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his vice-president wife and his government, after elections that were...

Nicaragua polls close with Daniel Ortega reelection sewn up

Managua—Nicaraguans voted Sunday in presidential elections denounced by US President Joe Biden as a “sham,” as long-term leader Daniel Ortega derided his opponents—most of...

Police raid paper that called government a ‘dictatorship’

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Nicaragua opposition arrests climb to 26 

Nicaragua has arrested a sixth presidential contender and four other opposition figures, police said Tuesday, bringing to 26 the number of people rounded up...

Nicaragua detains four more opposition figures

Nicaraguan police said Sunday that they had detained four more opposition figures in a roundup ahead of November presidential elections in which four would-be...

How’s socialism doing in Nicaragua?

For the past two months, Nicaraguans fed up with President Daniel Ortega’s tyrannical hold on power and disastrous crony capitalist policies have been...

Nicaraguans lining up to get out

Managua"•One evening as she watched some local kids play outside in her Managua neighborhood, Nicaraguan Mireya Alegria was shocked to see police, motorcycles and...

Ortega, bishops discuss violence

Managua"•Nicaragua’s Catholic bishops on Thursday met with President Daniel Ortega over reviving the stalled talks to quell a political crisis that rights groups say...

PH paddlers bag 4 golds in Taiwan dragon boat tilt

Philippine dragon boat team coach Len Escollante didn’t mind shelling out US$200 after losing a friendly bet to her player Daniel Ortega. With Ortega and...
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