News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua's Ortega says country will 'never again' hold elections, shutting out opposition
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said the country will hold no more elections, eliminating any path for opposition to challenge his rule when his term ends.
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua Could Face 100% Tariffs After Probe Finds Labor Abuses That Harm US Commerce
The White House could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on some or all Nicaraguan goods after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative determined Monday that the Central American nation's ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua’s president declares end to elections
Nicaragua's president has declared his government will no longer hold elections. Daniel Ortega, who has held a tight grip on power in the Central American country since 2007, told ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua's government clamps down on this year's Miss Universe pageant winner
Nicaragua's authoritarian government has a new target for possible exile — the winner of the Miss Universe pageant — after learning she had participated in protests as a college student in 2018. The ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua severs ties with Italy over terror fugitive
Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Italy after the Italian foreign minister renewed calls for extradition of a former Red Brigades member.
News Nicaragua » Government: UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua government expels Red Cross from country
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Monday that it shut down its office in the Nicaragua capital city of Managua at the request of Nicaraguan authorities. The closure, ICRC ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua is cracking down on its Miss Universe winner for her protest history
The government of Nicaragua has become increasingly authoritarian. Over the past year, they've exiled political opponents, poets and journalists who the government considers a threat. Now it has a new ...
News Nicaragua » Government: UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating ...
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