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UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.”
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Nicaragua shuts down scouting association and several other social and religious groups
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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
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Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot
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A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate
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Nicaragua’s Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.
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The Organization of American States warns Nicaragua it will keep watching even as the country exits
The Organization of American States says it will continue closely monitoring Nicaragua’s democracy and human rights record even after the country’s imminent exit from the regional body later this month.
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Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives
The government of President Daniel Ortega described the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua as a “center of terrorism” and seized its property, buildings and bank accounts on August 16.
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Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated
Nicaragua’s government has declared the Jesuit religious order illegal, and ordered the confiscation of all its property.
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US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in ‘undermining democracy’
The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega.
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Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
The Jesuits say Nicaragua’s government has confiscated the University of Central America in Nicaragua, which is one of the region’s most highly regarded colleges.
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Indigenous people in northeast Nicaragua say armed settlers are pushing them off their land
Indigenous communities of the Mayangna people in northeast Nicaragua are under growing pressure from armed attackers who use kidnappings and killings to move people off their land.
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Nicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Nicaragua announced Friday it has confiscated properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega.
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Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, was awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize Monday.
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Nicaragua orders Red Cross to close, in Ortega government’s latest crackdown on civic groups
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua passed a law Wednesday to close the country’s Red Cross, capping a crackdown that has seen the government toss out out religious orders, charities and civic groups.
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In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government
Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside the churches amid a ban on public demonstrations.
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Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown
The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations.
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Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
Dozens of priests, nuns, seminarians and church workers have fled Nicaragua in recent years, or been exiled by President Daniel Ortega’s government, which considers them a threat.
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UN rights group says Nicaragua executed 40 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. human rights groups said Thursday the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega executed at least 40 people and ordered hospitals not to treat demonstrators wounded in antigovernment protests.
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Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons
Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring 6 feet by 9, with a hole in the floor for a toilet.
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Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents
Nicaragua has cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli.
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Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has sent 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, whose release was long demanded by the international community.
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Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison in the latest move against the Catholic Church and government opponents.
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Defiant ruling party supporters celebrate in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista political machine mobilized a few thousand of its faithful Saturday to celebrate the government’s decision to expel 222 opposition leaders, activists, priests, students and journalists.
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Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison
Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Nicaragua’s government, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship, the latest move by President Daniel Ortega against the Catholic church and his opponents.
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Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
President Joe Biden says he is happy 222 Nicaraguan prisoners sent to the U.S. have been released, but time will tell if the move signifies a real change in Nicaraguan policies.
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EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua
ROME (AP) — European bishops on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy detained in the government’s crackdown on the Catholic Church, saying they have been falsely accused and are being subjected to unjust persecution.
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5 priests sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy in Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Nicaraguan court has sentenced four Roman Catholic priests to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges stemming from long-standing government allegations that the church backed illegal pro-democracy protests.
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Nicaraguan bishop to stand trial on conspiracy charge
A Nicaraguan Roman Catholic bishop will stand trial on charges of conspiracy and spreading false information.
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Nicaragua orders bishop to remain under house arrest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Nicaraguan court has ordered that a Roman Catholic bishop remain under house arrest on charges of “conspiracy” and “spreading false news,” a government media site said Tuesday.
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Inter-American Human Rights Court says Nicaragua in contempt
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Inter-American Human Rights Court declared the government of Nicaragua in contempt of court Tuesday for ignoring its rulings on political prisoners.
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Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front has completed its political domination of the country by winning local elections decried as unfair in all 153 of the country’s municipalities.
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Nicaragua ruling party seeks to expand hold in local votes
It was an electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition. Now Nicaragua’s governing party hopes that municipal elections held Sunday will give it near-total control of local governments.
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Nicaragua’s Ortega says US sanctions will make more migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Thursday that new sanctions imposed on his government by the United States this week would only serve to drive more migrants to the U.S. border.
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Biden targets Nicaragua’s gold in new move against Ortega
The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry, threatening trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders.
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