Nicaragua News News Nicaragua » Government: Brooklyn Rivera, an Indigenous leader who was 'disappeared' by the Nicaraguan government, has died
For three years after Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera was arrested, his friends and family were kept in the dark about his whereabouts and wellbeing. Then, on Sunday, they learned he has ...
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua confirms death in custody of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera
Rivera spent nearly three years in detention, cut off from the outside world, leading advocates to fear for his welfare.
News Nicaragua » Government: Opinion: The true cost of Nicaragua’s authoritarian survival package
It is systematically trading Nicaragua's sovereignty and economic stability for an authoritarian survival package backed by Beijing and Moscow.
News Nicaragua » Government: Nicaragua: Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in detention
The Indigenous leader and former lawmaker had been detained by Nicaragua's authoritarian government in 2023 on undisclosed charges.
News Nicaragua » Government: Prominent Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader Dies in Government Custody
Brooklyn Rivera, 73, one of the most prominent Miskito political leaders in recent history, was arrested by the government in 2023. His family and other groups dispute the circumstances surrounding ...