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Nicaragua cancels work permits of six foreign NGOs, including Oxfam

17-08-2021 13:50 Nicaragua on Monday cancelled operating permits for six NGOs from the United States and Europe, just days after President Daniel Ortega's government was sanctioned for arresting prominent political opponents.

CONFIRMATION

Nicaragua President Ortega to stand for re-election

02-08-2021 22:51 As expected, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega will stand for a fourth consecutive term in November's general election, his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party confirms.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina, Mexico recall envoys over Nicaragua crackdown

21-06-2021 16:11 Argentina and Mexico recall ambassadors to Nicaragua for consultations in response to President Daniel Ortega's mounting crackdown on the opposition.

CRACKDOWN ON CANDIDATES

Fifth presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua

21-06-2021 11:40 A fifth would-be candidate for the Nicaraguan presidency was detained Sunday, police said, part of a mounting crackdown by President Daniel Ortega ahead of elections this year.

HUMAN RIGHTS & NICARAGUA

Rights groups slam government for failing to back OAS vote on Nicaragua

18-06-2021 23:16 Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International strongly criticise Argentina’s government for abstaining in OAS vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders.

Human rights

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

Nicaraguan Presidency

Nicaragua arrests another opposition presidential hopeful

07-06-2021 22:59 A Nicaraguan court ordered Arturo Cruz, an opposition politician, to be held in preventive custody for three months on "provocation" allegations days after another challenger of President Daniel Ortega was placed under house arrest.

Coronavirus pandemic

'Express burials' hide true Covid-19 picture in Nicaragua

18-05-2020 09:14 To date, President Daniel Ortega's government has confirmed just 25 cases of the coronavirus and eight deaths – but rights groups and experts believe the numbers are far higher.