Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US Tamara Davila was one of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners sent into exile in the US this year. This is her story. Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023
Amicus Brief Defending Legality of Immigration Parole Program for Migrants Fleeing Socialism, Oppression, and Violence in Four Latin American Nations The program extends the successful Uniting for Ukraine policy to migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti. Reason · Jul 31, 2023
Nicaragua fails to back censure of Russia at end of EU-Latin America summit Celac president declares first summit of its kind in eight years a success despite late wrangling The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023
Top UN court rejects Nicaragua's case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia The United Nations’ top court has rejected a case brought by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements in the Caribbean The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023
Brazil's president offers to try to win release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is offering to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
Stars at Noon review – edgy expat drama from Claire Denis A broke young American woman in Nicaragua gets together with a suave Englishman in the veteran French director’s unsettling mood piece The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023
Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour Ebrahim Raisi visits Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, Tehran’s three allies in the region, on five-day trip. Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023
Iran's president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
'Give him a chance' - Manchester United fans send message to Erik ten Hag after Facundo Pellistri Uruguay masterclass The Man Utd youngster starred for his national side as they cruised past Nicaragua in Marcelo Bielsa's first game in charge Manchester Evening News · Jun 15, 2023
Former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa set for first game back since Elland Road exit Marcelo Bielsa will take charge of Uruguay for the first time on Wednesday evening when his new side hosts Nicaragua Leeds Live · Jun 14, 2023
Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Costa Rica-US immigration agreement aims to manage region's flows Costa Rica and the U.S. government have agreed to open potential legal pathways to the United States for some of the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants among the 240,000 asylum seekers already awaiting asylum in the Central American country The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some The Biden administration says it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Rick Scott likens Trump indictment to tactics of Cuban, Venezuelan dictators MIAMI — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, with the bolstering of human rights activists and former political prisoners from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, accused the Biden administration of utilizing a tactic commonly found in dictator playbooks: Weaponizing the legal system to go after the president’s opponents. Miami Herald · Jun 13, 2023
The Week · Jun 12, 2023 How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0 Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023 Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles The government of Nicaragua has announced the confiscation of properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 ‘Protege! Would you use that word for a man?’ Claire Denis on rum, Africa and rethinking MeToo Choose your words carefully with France’s most brilliant – and formidable – film director, as she discusses being bourgeois, Harvey Weinstein, and her latest movie, Stars at Noon
Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2023 'I've been on seven solo holidays this year without my partner - I don't feel any guilt' Christina Patel will have been on holidays to Barbados, USA, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Sri Lanka by the end of this year, all without her partner
The Independent UK · May 30, 2023 Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize
Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023 Mum gives birth mid-flight on plane 30,000 feet in the air as passengers cheer A Nicaraguan woman who hasn't been identified gave birth during a flight from Managua to Miami, Florida, before the plane made an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico
Reuters · May 29, 2023 El Salvador court sentences ex-President Funes to 14 years in prison A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes and his justice minister to more than a decade behind bars for their ties to criminal groups and failure to comply with duties, the attorney general's office said on Monday.
Reason · May 28, 2023 More Evidence that Biden's Private Sponsorship Migrant Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier A new study by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes that the expansion of private sponsorship parole to migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela has reduced illegal migration across the southern border by about 98,000 per month.
Reuters · May 27, 2023 Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen.
Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023 He escaped Nicaragua's violence. He was killed in LA trying to earn money for his daughter's birthday Juan López left Nicaragua for the U.S. last year in hopes of escaping the violence plaguing that Central American nation.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Nicaragua to close Red Cross offices in Ortega government's latest crackdown on civic groups Nicaragua has ordered the closure of the country's Red Cross, capping a crackdown that has seen the government toss out out religious orders, charities and civic groups