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The Latest Breaking News from Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua prisoner release pressure valve for Ortega regime

United States sanctions and public criticism of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was building for months

The Independent UK

Spain offers freed Nicaraguans citizenship after move to make them stateless

The Spanish government offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners who were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, Spain's top diplomat said on Friday.

Reuters

Why has Nicaragua suddenly released more than 200 political prisoners?

Jailed opponents of authoritarian leader Daniel Ortega freed and deported to US

The Independent UK

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‘I won’t leave my homeland’: Bishop imprisoned over criticism of Nicaragua’s Ortega refuses US flight

Bishop Rolando Alvarez did not board a flight to Washington along with 222 freed political prisoners – and will now face trial for ‘spreading false news’ in a case decried by human rights activists

The Independent UK

More than 200 freed Nicaraguan anti-government protesters, opposition leaders en route to US

Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, a senior Biden administration official confirmed.

France 24

Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes release as ‘constructive step’ amid Nicaraguan gov’t crackdown on critics.

Al Jazeera

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents, sends them to US

A senior Biden administration official says 222 inmates considered by many as political prisoners of the government of President Daniel Ortega are on their way to Washington

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‘This is huge’: Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners and flies them to US

Daughter of former foreign minister Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa says he is among detainees released, adding: ‘Everybody is on the plane’

The Guardian - US

Catholic priests in Nicaragua sentenced to decade behind bars

A Nicaraguan judge sentenced four Catholic priests to 10-year prison terms on Monday, after they were charged with "treason" and "spreading false news," amid what rights groups call a growing clampdown on critics of President Daniel Ortega.

Reuters

Iran Says US Insists on Direct Negotiations

US is proceeding with its negotiations and talks with Iran, including its insistence on direct negotiations with Tehran, announced Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Amir-Abdollahian is touring Latin America, starting in Nicaragua and then moving to Venezuela, where he arrived Friday. Mehr News Agency reported that the FM met with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twenty Red States File Badly Flawed Lawsuit Seeking to Terminate Private Sponsorship Program for People Fleeing Socialism and Oppression in Four Latin American Nations

The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.

Reason

Detained Nicaraguan Catholic bishop, Ortega critic to face trial

A prominent Catholic bishop in Nicaragua who has sharply criticized authoritarian President Daniel Ortega will go to trial while under house arrest, a judge ruled on Tuesday, in the latest clamp down on dissent in the country.

Reuters

Costa Rica tightens overwhelmed asylum system

Faced with an overwhelmed asylum system, Costa Rica, one of the world’s great refuges for those fleeing persecution, is tightening its generous policies

The Independent UK

In title bout, 'Chocolatito' fights for Nicaragua leader Daniel Ortega

When Nicaragua's boxing great Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez struts into a glitzy U.S. ring bidding to become six-time world champion on Saturday, he will also represent a vast sporting project of another man: authoritarian President Daniel Ortega.

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Guatemala's El Periodico newspaper stops print edition

The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periodico” has announced it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested the paper's president

The Independent UK

Inter-American Human Rights Court says Nicaragua in contempt

The Inter-American Human Rights Court has declared the government of Nicaragua in contempt of court for ignoring rulings on political prisoners

France 24

Human rights defender Bianca Jagger asks Pope Francis to 'condemn' regime in Nicaragua

The human rights defender Bianca Jagger continues her battle against the political repression of the Ortega regime in Nicaragua, where she was born. Several bishops and priests are incarcerated in Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church is suspected of supporting the opposition. In an interview with FRANCE 24, Jagger appealed directly…

The Independent UK

Nicaragua's governing Sandinistas sweep municipal elections

Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front has completed its political domination of the country by winning local elections decried as unfair in all 153 of the country’s municipalities

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Nicaragua's Ortega says US sanctions will make more migrants

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says new sanctions imposed on his government by the United States this week will only serve to drive more migrants to the U.S. border

WEKU

Biden targets Nicaragua's gold industry in a new move against Daniel Ortega

Biden's order and other steps announced Monday are perhaps the most aggressive attempt by the U.S. to hold the Ortega accountable for his continued attacks on human rights and democracy.

Al Jazeera

US targets Nicaragua’s gold sector in latest push against Ortega

New sanctions are imposed in response to ‘attacks on democratic actors and members of civil society’, US says.

The Independent UK

AP: Biden targets Nicaraguan gold in new move against Ortega

The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry, threatening trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders, according to U.S. officials

Al Jazeera

Why did Central America shift UN votes on Russia-Ukraine war?

Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador’s vote changes this year reflect relations with world superpowers, analysts say.

The Independent UK

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives' lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison

Salon

Claire Denis on "Stars at Noon" lovers

The acclaimed director spoke to Salon about abuse of power, filming in Panama and mentorship with Jim Jarmusch

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