Nicaragua will hold presidential and legislative elections in 2021. The ruling Sandinista Front (FSLN) of President Ortega will seek his third successive re-election since 2007.

Costa Rica

International rejection grows against project that threatens NGOs and journalists in Nicaragua

Alejandro Zúñiga - September 27, 2020

Pompeo questioned what he defined as intensified attack against political opponents and independent media in Nicaragua

Costa Rica

US says Ortega has become Somoza, the ‘dictator’ he opposed

The Tico Times - September 16, 2020

Pompeo questioned what he defined as intensified attack against political opponents and independent media in Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Pandemic causes hunger among Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica

The Tico Times - August 28, 2020

The agency estimates that 63 percent of Nicaraguan refugees living in Costa Rica can only eat twice a day.

Costa Rica

Nicaraguans stranded on the border with Costa Rica manage to enter their country

The Tico Times - August 3, 2020

The result will allow Nicaraguans who remain stuck in the Peñas Blancas immigration post to enter their country from Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

Nicaraguans stranded on the border with Costa Rica will receive free COVID tests

The Tico Times - July 31, 2020

The result will allow Nicaraguans who remain stuck in the Peñas Blancas immigration post to enter their country from Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

International groups ask for return of Nicaraguans stranded at border

The Tico Times - July 30, 2020

Political and humanitarian organizations on Wednesday advocated for aiding hundreds of Nicaraguans stranded at the border with Costa Rica and helping them enter their country.

Costa Rica

Nicaraguan migrants prevented from entering their country due to health measures

The Tico Times - July 24, 2020

Tensions escalated at the Costa Rica - Nicaragua border as hundreds of Nicaraguans were denied entry to their own country.