Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown
The administration of President Daniel Ortega has been accused of shuttering over 3,000 non-governmental groups. The National Assembly …
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US sanctions Nicaraguan judges who removed dissident citizenship
The sanctions come as the government of President Daniel Ortega faces ongoing allegations of silencing dissent. The United …
Trump: Indictment, incitement … 2024 candidate?
From: The Listening Post Trump uses the possibility of an arrest to fundraise and rile up his base. …
Global freedom recession may be ‘bottoming out’: Freedom House
A new report from the United States-based Freedom House group has said that despite overall global freedoms declining …
Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners and sends them to the US | CNN
CNN — The Nicaraguan government released more than 200 political prisoners, many of whom arrived in the United …
Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law. Nicaragua has …
US condemns Nicaragua’s imprisonment of outspoken bishop
Bishop Roland Alvarez was sentenced to 26 years in prison after refusing to join other political prisoners in …
US top envoy calls for ‘dialogue’ in rare call with Nicaragua FM
Blinken calls for dialogue in the rare high-level contact between the countries, a day after 222 prisoners released. …
Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they …