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Nicaragua tightens grip on universities to stifle dissent

Four years after university students led protests against Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government, his administration is minimizing the chance of a reoccurrence by seizing a dozen private universities and closing them or shifting control to the state

The Independent UK

Nicaragua shuts down more than two dozen NGOs critical of Ortega

Nicaragua's parliament, controlled by allies of President Daniel Ortega, on Wednesday shut down 25 non-governmental organizations in a move slammed by the opposition as a further attack on civil society.

Reuters

Mexico, other Latin American countries condemned in annual US report on human rights

WASHINGTON — Countries in Latin America came under particularly harsh criticism in the U.S. State Department's annual report on human rights, with allies such as Mexico and adversaries including Nicaragua facing similar opprobrium.

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Nicaraguan judge sentences director of opposition paper to nine years in prison

The director of Nicaragua's La Prensa newspaper was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison for money laundering, according to his relatives, in the latest sentencing of a government opponent detained at the order of the administration.

Reuters

Nicaragua approves education reform seen as move to destroy university autonomy

Nicaragua's Parliament, dominated by President Daniel Ortega, on Thursday approved reforms that educators warn will weaken the autonomy of universities amid new rules that strengthen the government's control over curriculums, programs and chairs.

Reuters

Nicaragua's OAS ambassador: "free" after blasting government

Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of the American States says he had been feeling a “weight in his heart” for the last couple of weeks

The Independent UK

Nicaragua newspaper La Prensa says director convicted of money laundering

A judge on Wednesday found Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, director of newspaper La Prensa, guilty of money laundering, the paper said, in a case that critics of President Daniel Ortega argue is politically motivated.

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Nicaragua’s ambassador to the OAS denounces Daniel Ortega’s ‘dictatorship’

Arturo McFields Yescas spoke out against the government he is representing in a verbal attack that was lauded by the US

The Guardian - US

Nicaragua's OAS ambassador says own government dictatorship

Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of the American States has denounced his own government as a “dictatorship” in a dramatic break with the administration of President Daniel Ortega

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan ambassador to OAS turns on Ortega, denounces abuses

Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday condemned the government of President Daniel Ortega, denouncing the repression of the political opposition and human rights abuses.

Reuters

Former Nicaragua presidential candidate Chamorro gets 8 years for financial crimes

A judge late on Monday sentenced former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro to eight years of detention for money laundering and misuse of funds, in a case that government opponents argue was politically motivated.

Reuters

Nicaraguan judge sentences 2 children of former president

A judge in Nicaragua has given an eight-year prison sentence to Cristiana Chamorro, a journalist, potential presidential contender and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro

The Independent UK

Explainer: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is shuffling US alliances in Latin America

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reverberated across the globe, including in the Western Hemisphere, where both Washington and Moscow see the crisis as an opportunity to shift regional alliances in their favor.

Miami Herald

Vatican in 'pain' at Nicaragua expulsion of papal nuncio

The Vatican has expressed “surprise and pain” at Nicaragua’s expulsion of the papal nuncio, which comes at a time of growing pressure on opposition figures in the Central American nation

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Vatican protests over expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua

The Vatican on Saturday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its ambassador to Managua, saying the unilateral action was unjustified and incomprehensible.

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Jailed Nicaraguan opposition leader Chamorro, brother found guilty

A former Nicaraguan presidential hopeful and her brother were found guilty of several financial crimes late Friday, relatives of the two told Reuters.

The Independent UK

Opposition figures including Chamorro convicted in Nicaragua

A judge in Nicaragua convicted Cristiana Chamorro, a journalist, potential presidential contender and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, of money laundering and other crimes

Reuters

U.N. rights chief calls on Nicaragua to re-establish fair elections

The U.N. human rights chief urged the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday to re-establish fair elections and said she was "concerned" about the country's lack of accountability for repeated human rights violations.

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The Independent UK

Nicaragua tries, sentences more opposition leaders

One-time Nicaragua presidential aspirant Cristiana Chamorro and one of her brothers were among five people formally placed on trial Thursday

The Independent UK

Nicaragua convicts 7 more opposition leaders of "conspiracy"

Nicaraguan judges have convicted seven opposition leaders, including former high-level Sandinistas and three former presidental contenders, of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.”

Reuters

Nicaragua's Ortega defends Russia's stance over Ukraine

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega became one of the first world leaders to back Russia's stance over Ukraine on Monday, saying President Vladimir Putin was right to recognise two regions controlled by Moscow-backed separatists as independent.

The Independent UK

Nicaragua sentences former official to 13 years in prison

Nicaraguan judges have sentenced a former high-level Sandinista official to 13 years in prison for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.”

The Independent UK

US mulls booting Nicaragua from trade pact over crackdown

The Biden administration is considering trying to expel Nicaragua from a lucrative regional free trade pact to retaliate against President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on his opponents

The Independent UK

Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies

Relatives in Nicaragua say that jailed former Sandinista guerrilla and opposition leader Hugo Torres has died at the age of 73

Reuters

Former Sandinista hero dies as political prisoner in Nicaragua

Retired Nicaraguan general Hugo Torres, a former revolutionary comrade of President Daniel Ortega later considered a political prisoner by the opposition, died on Saturday in a Managua prison aged 73, a source at his political party and local media said.

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