Nicaragua

US tags Cuba as uncooperative in counterterrorism efforts
‘One more lie’: Havana pushes back against latest US slight amid tensions over upcoming Americas summit.
Published On 20 May 2022
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela unlikely to join summit: US official
State Department official says three gov’ts unlikely to be at Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Published On 27 Apr 2022
Nicaragua quits ‘diabolical’ regional bloc OAS after election row
The regional bloc was among several international organisations that slammed the 2021 re-election of President Ortega.
Published On 25 Apr 2022
ICJ: Colombia must stop activity in Nicaraguan EEZ waters
Ruling by the UN’s top court caps decades of dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia over maritime borders.
Published On 21 Apr 2022

No tsunami threat was reported after the quake, and authorities said there was a low likelihood.

Move comes amid months-long crackdown by Daniel Ortega’s government on civil society groups and opposition figures.

Arturo McFields said he was speaking on behalf of political prisoners and the hundreds who lost their lives since 2018.

Dozens of political opponents of left-wing leader are being accused of treason and undermining national security.

Russia’s allies walk a tightrope between security concerns and economic interest after Moscow’s all-out war on Ukraine.

Pressure from US, EU and other observers mounts after death of detained opposition leader Hugo Torres on Saturday.

Those sentenced include student leader Lesther Aleman and prominent opposition leader Dora Maria Tellez.

Miguel Mora is latest opposition figure convicted and sentenced amid crackdown on dissent in Central American nation.

Dora Maria Tellez and Lesther Aleman were among dozens of opposition figures arrested ahead of last year’s election.

Truck drivers delivering ballot boxes and dynamite, and two priests on a motorbike – all on Nicaragua’s terrible roads.

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