News of daniel ortega

Nicaragua to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council

Yesterday 16:13 "Co-presidents" Daniel Ortega and wife Rosario Murillo quit UN Human Rights Council after being accused of enacting "persecution, forced exile and economic retaliation" against the Nicaraguan people.

CENTRAL AMERICA

Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president, wife

31-01-2025 14:58 Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consolidate their absolute command of power in Nicaragua – as president and “co-president,” they will control all branches of government and civil society, according to the troubled nation's latest constitutional reform.

Media Repression

46 Nicaraguan journalists exiled in 2024, says NGO

14-01-2025 11:46 Independent journalists face exile, arrest and disappearances under government led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua's Ortega over rights violations

30-12-2024 19:57 Federal Judge Ariel Lijo orders arrest Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Vice-President Rosario Murillo and a dozen other collaborators for "systematic violation of human rights."

DIPLOMACY

Nicaragua recalls ambassador from Argentina due to Milei criticism

05-12-2023 16:54 Nicaragua makes astonishing move and recalls its ambassador to Argentina due to “repeated” statements against Daniel Ortega’s government by president-elect Javier Milei.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions

20-04-2023 14:13 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega played down the impact of US sanctions during a four-hour meeting in Managua on Wednesday

10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row

13-03-2023 13:21 Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.

FOREIGN RELATIONS & DIPLOMACY

Nicaragua weighs cutting diplomatic ties with the Vatican

13-03-2023 10:57 Nicaragua says it is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the Vatican, after Pope Francis days earlier called the Central American country's government a "crude dictatorship."