Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US | Human Rights News
As her isolation in Nicaragua’s infamous El Chipote prison stretched month after month, Tamara Davila held fast to the conviction that she would one day…
Colonial past invades EU’s Latin American summit – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The ghosts of colonial history returned to haunt European and Latin American leaders at…
Russia’s war in Ukraine gatecrashes EU-Latin America reunion – POLITICO
A diplomatic row between EU and Latin American countries over how — or even whether — to mention the war in Ukraine risks turning what was…
UN court rejects Nicaraguan claims in maritime spat with Colombia | Courts News
Colombia welcomes ICJ ruling dismissing Nicaragua’s push to extend territory beyond 200 nautical miles from coastline. The United Nations’ top court has dismissed Nicaragua’s claims…
Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour | Politics News
Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has returned from a tour of Latin America, where he signed dozens of agreements with three allies who…
U.S. extends protections for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua nationals
The Department of Homeland Security rescinded the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua on Tuesday, while…
Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown | Human Rights News
The administration of President Daniel Ortega has been accused of shuttering over 3,000 non-governmental groups. The National Assembly of Nicaragua has voted to dissolve the…
US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship | Business and Economy News
The sanctions come as the government of President Daniel Ortega faces ongoing allegations of silencing dissent. The United States has announced sanctions against three Nicaraguan…
‘Rights crisis’: Amnesty report documents abuses in Nicaragua | Human Rights News
The human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo is deepening repression in…
Five years since a crackdown began, what’s next for Nicaragua? | TV Shows
Video Duration 28 minutes 50 seconds 28:50 Daniel Ortega is one of Latin America’s great political survivors. The leftist rebel leader who seized power after…
Trump: Indictment, incitement … 2024 candidate? | Media
From: The Listening PostTrump uses the possibility of an arrest to fundraise and rile up his base. Plus, the squeeze on Nicaragua’s journalists under President…
Global freedom recession may be ‘bottoming out’: Freedom House | Human Rights News
A new report from the United States-based Freedom House group has said that despite overall global freedoms declining for a 17th straight year in 2022,…
UN experts accuse Nicaragua government of crimes against humanity | Human Rights News
Human rights experts are calling for sanctions against President Daniel Ortega’s government. Nicaragua’s government has committed serious and systematic violations which amount to crimes against…
UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal | Human Rights News
UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was ‘fundamental’ and should not be weaponised against critics. The United Nations has condemned legislative reforms…
Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship | Politics News
Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law. Nicaragua has stripped 94 political opponents of their citizenship,…
US condemns Nicaragua’s imprisonment of outspoken bishop | Prison News
Bishop Roland Alvarez was sentenced to 26 years in prison after refusing to join other political prisoners in exile. The United States has called for…
Pope Francis addresses prison sentence for bishop detained in Nicaragua
Pope Francis on Sunday addressed the prison sentence for a bishop detained in Nicaragua for treason. Source link
US top envoy calls for ‘dialogue’ in rare call with Nicaragua FM | News
Blinken calls for dialogue in the rare high-level contact between the countries, a day after 222 prisoners released. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…
Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners | Human Rights News
The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they have offered citizenship to more than 200…
Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, now heading to US | Prison News
Nicaragua has released 222 inmates, many of whom were considered to be political prisoners of longtime Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government, and they are on…