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Nicaraguan Forces Mass Expulsion of 30 Catholic Nuns

More than 30 nuns were expelled from three convents in Nicaragua and their whereabouts are uncertain, according to a Church affairs researcher and Nicaraguan...

Nicaragua Military Reform Adds Thousands to Volunteer Police Force

With their faces covered in black hoods, thousands of civilians were sworn in by Nicaraguan authorities as "volunteer police," a force created as part...

46 Journalists Forced into Exile from Nicaragua in 2024, Report Shows

At least 46 journalists had to leave Nicaragua for exile in 2024 and four were detained, according to a report published this Monday in...

Nicaragua Continues NGO Crackdown With Save the Children Ban

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has shut down Save the Children International and 14 other NGOs in a mounting clampdown on rights and religious groups,...

Amnesty Report Reveals Mass Detentions and Torture in Nicaragua

Amnesty International (AI) stated this Tuesday that no one is safe in Nicaragua from the "repressive model" imposed by Daniel Ortega's government, which threatens...

Nicaragua Accused of 229 Torture Cases Since Protest

At least 229 people have been victims of torture after being detained in Nicaragua since the protests against the government of Daniel Ortega in...

Nicaragua Faces Criticism Over Expelled Opposition Leaders

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday to adopt provisional measures in favor of 115 opposition members due to the country's...

Costa Rica Faces Tough Decision on Nicaraguan Activist’s Extradition

Nicaraguan activist Reinaldo Picado Miranda, who fled to Costa Rica after taking part in the 2018 anti-government protests against Daniel Ortega's regime, now faces...
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Veteran’s Failed Hijacking of Tropic Air Cessna in Belize

An United States citizen armed with a knife attempted to hijack a small plane in Belize this Thursday but was shot dead by a...

Easter Weekend in Costa Rica: Traditions, Beaches, and Pura Vida

As someone who is rooted in San José, I’ve watched Semana Santa bring Costa Rica to life each year, and this Easter Weekend is...

Costa Rica’s Tourism Crisis: Why Tourists Are Vanishing

Maria Vargas, a third-generation tour operator in Nosara, stares at an empty booking calendar. “This is the worst high season I’ve seen in 20...