Nicaragua withdraws from regional bloc OAS after election row | News
The regional block was among several international organisations that slammed the 2021 reelection of President Daniel Ortega. Nicaragua has said
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ICJ: Colombia must stop activity in Nicaraguan EEZ waters | News
Ruling by the UN’s top court caps decades of dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia over maritime borders. The International Court
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Nicaragua coast | Earthquakes News
No tsunami threat was reported after the quake, and authorities said there was a low likelihood. A powerful earthquake has
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Nicaragua shuts down 25 groups critical of President Ortega | Human Rights News
Move comes amid months-long crackdown by Daniel Ortega’s government on civil society groups and opposition figures. Nicaragua’s parliament, controlled by
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Nicaragua’s OAS ambassador resigns, slams nation’s ‘dictatorship’ | Elections News
Arturo McFields said he was speaking on behalf of political prisoners and the hundreds who lost their lives since 2018.
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Nicaragua continues to prosecute, jail Ortega opponents | Politics News
Dozens of political opponents of the left-wing leader are being accused of treason and undermining national security. Nicaragua has sentenced
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Calls grow for Nicaragua to release jailed opposition figures | Politics News
Calls are mounting for dozens of opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua to be freed, after the death of a would-be
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Nicaragua sentences seven opposition figures to prison | News
Those sentenced include student leader Lesther Aleman and prominent opposition leader Dora Maria Tellez. Nicaragua has sentenced seven more opposition
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Nicaragua sentences journalist to 13 years for ‘conspiracy’ | Courts News
Miguel Mora is latest opposition figure convicted and sentenced amid crackdown on dissent in Central American nation. A judge in
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Nicaragua court finds two opposition heads guilty of ‘conspiracy’ | Human Rights News
Dora Maria Tellez and Lesther Aleman were among dozens of opposition figures arrested ahead of last year’s election. A court
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