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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.

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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.

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‘Volcano boarding’ sees adrenaline junkie tourists slide down slopes of active powder keg in Nicaragua

It’s the only place in the world you can go boarding on an active volcano

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Nicaragua expels Red Cross representative without giving reason

Nicaragua has expelled a top representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) without giving any reasoning, the humanitarian group said on Friday.

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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

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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 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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Cubans frantic to migrate as economy falters, new hurdles arise

Bray Perez, a 19-year-old Cuban university student, is fast losing friends to a growing wave of migration off the island.

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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.

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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

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U.S. adds 9 Nicaraguans to 'Corrupt and Undemocratic' list

The U.S. government on Wednesday barred nine Nicaraguan lawmakers, officials and judges from entry into the United States, accusing them of undermining democracy in the Central American country, the State Department said.

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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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Increasingly isolated, Putin finds a few allies in Latin America

MEXICO CITY — Facing condemnation from most of the world and stiff sanctions from Europe and the United States, Russia appears increasingly isolated as its president presses on with his invasion of Ukraine.

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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

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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.”

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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.

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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.”

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Cubans protest in Havana as Costa Rica tightens visa requirements

At least 200 Cubans protested near Costa Rica's embassy in Havana on Monday against tighter visa requirements for Cubans passing through the Central American nation on the way to Nicaragua.

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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

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Former fugitive pleads guilty in 2009 parental kidnapping

A former Vermont woman who fled the United States with her daughter to avoid sharing custody with her former same-sex partner has pleaded guilty to parental kidnapping

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