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Ortega a shoo-in in ‘sham’ Nicaragua vote

Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader...

Nicaragua: Revolution, poverty and cigars

Central America's poorest country, Nicaragua, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has been mired in political crisis for three years. Former guerrilla turned longtime...

Facebook takes down Nicaraguan government-run troll farm

The troll farm started operating in April 2018, when Ortega's government violently put down a wave of protests.

Nicaragua thanks U.S. for pandemic donations, despite tense relations

The U.S. donated Pfizer vaccines to Nicaragua, despite the two countries’ tense relations.

Seeking Covid vaccines, Nicaraguans cross into Honduras

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) places Nicaragua among the six countries on the continent with the lowest vaccination coverage.

OAS resolution calls for free elections in Nicaragua

Costa Rica joined 25 other members of the Organization of American States (OAS) in condemning repression in Nicaragua and calling for fair elections.

Nicaragua detains business union leaders as crackdown widens

Nicaragua on Thursday arrested the top two leaders of the country's business owners' union, police said, bringing the number of government opponents detained ahead...

Nicaragua among ‘worst dictatorships’: top EU official

Nicaragua is "one of the worst dictatorships in the world" with its President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo preparing "fake elections" to stay in power, the EU's foreign policy chief said Monday.

Relatives of opponents imprisoned in Nicaragua say mistreatment persists

Ortega, 75, in power since 2007, is seeking his fourth consecutive term, with no rivals to put his reelection at risk.

Nicaragua to use Cuban Covid vaccines

Nicaragua approved emergency use of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccines developed by Cuba.

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