Colombia on Tuesday lodged a protest at Nicaraguan plans to create a nature reserve that Bogota said included parts of its Caribbean territorial waters.
President Daniel Ortega alleged that there is a campaign of viciousness against Nicaragua and accused the United States and the European countries of interventionism
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.
The projects promoted by Ortega and the Sandinista parliamentary group in Congress coincide with growing reports of arrests, harassment of opposition leaders and demands for electoral reforms.
The draft bill would allow sentences of two to four years for the publication or dissemination of false (or) distorted information, likely to spread anxiety, anguish or fear.
The foundation of former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on Monday denounced cyberattacks on its social networks and attributed them to groups related to...