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News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Prominent Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader Dies in Government Custody

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/americas/brooklyn-rivera-nicaragua-dead.html
Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

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 ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: After US talks, Nicaragua expels dozens of political prisoners to Guatemala

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/guatemala-accept-135-political-prisoners-124223422.html
Published on: Thursday 05 September 2024

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alba summit, in Caracas WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -The United States secured the release of dozens of political ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: US calls for Nicaragua to free imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera after hospital photos

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/nicaragua-political-prisoner-brooklyn-rivera-ortega-a534e03a8094db089445b75199abf2d9
Published on: Friday 29 May 2026

The U.S. has called for the release of Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, who is in critical condition in a hospital.

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/nicaragua-political-prisoner-dies-brooklyn-rivera-3903824943aa2c57c0726fc2eaa0d0c2
Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

Renowned Indigenous leader Brooklyn River, who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died.

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

News channel or source: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2024/12/10/us-officials-to-investigate-labor-and-human-rights-abuses-in-nicaragua/
Published on: Monday 09 December 2024

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Jesuits urge Ortega to ‘stop the repression’ on one year anniversary of Nicaragua’s government seizing university

News channel or source: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/08/15/seizure-confiscation-universidad-centroamericana-uca-managua-jesuits/
Published on: Wednesday 14 August 2024

The Central American Province of the Society of Jesus acknowledged on Aug. 15 the anniversary of the loss of the Central American University in Managua, Nicaragua, “with deep pain and indignation, but ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nicaragua-s-former-president-violeta-chamorro-dies-at-95-family-says/ar-AA1GNoRA
Published on: Sunday 15 June 2025

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband's assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential elections and ending ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Nicaragua strips nationality of 135 exiled political prisoners

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/nicaragua-strips-nationality-of-135-exiled-political-prisoners/article
Published on: Monday 09 September 2024

Released Nicaraguan political prisoners wave as they leave on a bus after their arrival at the Guatemala City Air Base on September 5, 2024. The United States said Thursday it had secured the release ...

News Nicaragua » Managua » Politics: Panama President Warns Nicaragua Over Political Asylum Dispute

News channel or source: https://ticotimes.net/2024/12/14/panama-president-warns-nicaragua-over-political-asylum-dispute
Published on: Friday 13 December 2024

A Panamanian policeman stands guard outside the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City on February 8, 2024. Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli requested asylum at the Nicaraguan embassy, after ...