Nicaragua

Latin America

Murillo’s Grip on Nicaragua Tightens After Opposition Deaths

AFP - September 5, 2025

The death of two imprisoned opposition figures in Nicaragua has raised alarms among exiles and human rights defenders, who attribute this new “repressive era”...

Nicaragua’s Ortega Accuses U.S. of Using Drug War as Cover to Destabilize Region

September 3, 2025

Nicaragua arrests retired general and son over alleged money laundering scheme

August 15, 2025

US Warns of Investment Risks in Nicaragua

August 9, 2025

Nicaragua’s Sandinista Commander Taken Into Custody

August 1, 2025

Latin America

Nicaragua Places Bayardo Arce Under House Arrest Amid Power Struggle

AFP - July 29, 2025

The Nicaraguan government has placed historic Sandinista commander Bayardo Arce, economic adviser to President Daniel Ortega, under house arrest, according to exiled opposition members...

Latin America

UN Experts Warn of Possible Nicaraguan Government Role in Exile’s Murder in Costa Rica

Tico Times - July 14, 2025

A team of UN human rights experts said Tuesday that involvement by the Nicaraguan government in the killing of retired major Roberto Samcam cannot...

Latin America

Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason

AFP - June 30, 2025

A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of "treason against the homeland," his family denounced...

Crime

Assassinated in Exile: Roberto Samcam Laid to Rest in Costa Rica

Tico Times - June 22, 2025

To the cry of "justice," the remains of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam, a staunch critic of the Daniel Ortega government who was...

Latin America

Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Protection After Costa Rica Assassination

AFP - June 21, 2025

More than 70 exiled Nicaraguans demanded international protection on Friday following the shooting death in Costa Rica of retired army officer Roberto Samcam, a...

Latin America

Nicaragua Grants Political Asylum to Panamanian Union Leader Amid Protests

Tico Times - June 18, 2025

The Nicaraguan government announced Wednesday that it has granted political asylum to a leader of Panama’s main construction union, who was facing an arrest...

Latin America

Nicaragua Slashes Highway Speed Limit, Public Reacts with Mockery

Tico Times - June 18, 2025

Nicaragua reduced the national highway speed limit from 100 km/h to 50 km/h, a measure widely mocked on social media as “ridiculous,” with users...

Latin America

Costa Rica Bids Farewell to Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro

Tico Times - June 17, 2025

Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who died Saturday at the age of 95, was honored Monday in a funeral mass held in...

Latin America

U.S. Warns Americans to Avoid Nicaragua Amid Authoritarian Risks

Tico Times - June 16, 2025

The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to skip travel to Nicaragua due to increasing authoritarianism that puts tourists at risk. The Level...

Latin America

Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro Dies in San José at 95

Tico Times - June 14, 2025

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, Nicaragua’s first female president and a key figure in ending her country’s civil war, passed away peacefully this morning in...