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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

The Independent UK

Girl, 8, and three others stung to death by bees after horror 165ft bus crash

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONETENT - The people had managed to survive a horror bus crash on Monday in Nicaragua, Central America, but were killed moments later by the huge swarm of bees

Daily Mirror

Nicaragua arrests 40 opposition figures in new round-up of critics

Forty political opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been arrested and charged with crimes including conspiracy and treason in a new round-up of government critics, relatives of five of the detainees said on Thursday.

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US parole program to continue post-Title 42, Mexico to accept returnees

The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first

Every year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report on religious oppression around the world, recommending that the State Department designate specific countries as especially severe violators. In this year’s report, released May 1, 2023, Iran came in for particular criticism after months of protests and…

The Conversation

El Salvador tries ex-leader Funes in absentia for gang truce

El Salvador opened a trial Wednesday against former President Mauricio Funes alleging that he had negotiated a truce with the country’s powerful street gangs when he was president, but the trial will proceed without Funes who lives in Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Russian foreign minister visits Cuba, condemns US sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday condemned U.S. sanctions against Cuba, as he visited the island during the last leg of a Latin American tour that took him to Brazil, Nicaragua and Venezuela

The Independent UK

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US targets Nicaraguan officials for revoking critics' citizenship - Treasury

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan judicial officials it said were involved in revoking the citizenship of more than 300 people who oppose President Daniel Ortega's government.

Reuters

Concacaf Releases 2023 Gold Cup Schedule, Venues

The USMNT will play group stage games in Chicago, St. Louis and Charlotte with the Gold Cup final set for SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Sports Illustrated

Nicaragua withdraws approval of EU ambassador to country

Nicaragua has withdrawn its approval of the European Union's ambassador to the country, the Central American nation's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after an EU statement calling for a "return to the rule of law" in Nicaragua.

Reuters

USMNT Draws Easy Gold Cup Group Ahead of Concacaf Title Defense

The U.S. group includes Jamaica and Nicaragua.

Sports Illustrated

Pentagon’s leaked docs show Russia and China’s reach in Latin America and the Caribbean

A recent leak of U.S. classified intelligence reports appears to confirm what many Latin America and Caribbean watchers have warned about in recent years: Russia and China are trying to gain a foothold amid waning U.S. leadership.

Miami Herald

In Nicaragua, faithful celebrate Holy week indoors amid ban

Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions inside churches or on church grounds amid a ban on public demonstrations

The Independent UK

Ahead of Easter, Nicaraguan Catholics press on despite procession ban

As Nicaraguan Catholics prepare for Easter Sunday, a government crackdown on critics means Holy Week celebrations will mostly take place behind closed doors as ties between the influential church and President Daniel Ortega remain deeply strained.

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More Ecuadorians move to U.S., spared many others' hurdles

Amid economic woes and rising violence, more Ecuadorians are leaving their country and migrating to cross the border into the United States

Reuters

Ex-prisoner tells diplomats Nicaragua holding families 'hostage'

"I said I would hand myself in, but the police kicked down the gate," Tamara Davila, a formerly jailed Nicaraguan activist on Wednesday told regional diplomats looking into allegations of abuses by President Daniel Ortega's government.

Reuters

U.S. adds Nicaraguan National Police to export control list, citing human rights

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added the Nicaraguan National Police to a government export control list after the Biden administration said the police force was engaged in serious human rights abuses in Nicaragua.

Reuters

U.S. report cites killings, torture in Ortega's Nicaragua

The U.S. State Department cited credible reports of killings, arrests and torture in Nicaragua, as well as harsh and life-threatening conditions in the country's prisons, in an annual human rights report released on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega's crackdown

The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations

France 24

Desperately seeking a future: Afghans flee to Pakistan to educate their daughters

With the Taliban banning girls from secondary schools and universities, we meet the Afghan families who risked everything by fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan to ensure their daughters receive an education. We also visit the Kenyan village which bans men as it offers a refuge to women and girls facing gender-based…

Sports Illustrated

Nicaragua Pitcher Earns MLB Contract After Stellar WBC Outing

The 21-year-old Duque Hebbert had never pitched in affiliated ball before striking out a trio of All-Stars at the World Baseball Classic.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tigers sign Nicaraguan pitcher who struck out Juan Soto, Rafael Devers and Julio Rodriguez at World Baseball Classic

Duque Hebbert pitched just one inning, but he made quite an impression.

Bangkok Post

Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.

The Independent UK

Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments

Nicaragua ’s government says it has proposed suspending relations with the Vatican days after Pope Francis compared President Daniel Ortega’s administration to a communist or Nazi dictatorship amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the country

The New Daily

Nicaragua cuts links over unpalatable papal line

Nicaragua looks to be closing down diplomatic ties with the Vatican after the Pope likened the embattled country to a dictatorship.

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