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Nicaragua stops travellers bringing cameras and video cameras into country

26-01-2023 13:43 Daniel Ortega's government has restricted the entry of photographic and video cameras into the country, as well as lenses, lights and accessories for recording images and sound.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance

19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.

Latin America

Nicaragua detains dissident bishop for 'provocative' activities

22-08-2022 12:08 The Nicaraguan government has placed Bishop Rolando Álvarez under arrest. The regime has been accused of increased repression of critics, and the arrest has created tension with the Church.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina’s ambassador in Venezuela slams ‘hijacking’ of aircraft by courts

17-08-2022 17:48 “There is a feeling of injustice in the Venezuelan people," declares Oscar Laborde, Buenos Aires’ envoy in Caracas, prompting opposition criticism.

AMIA Bombing

AMIA commemoration sounds new alert over Iranian plane

20-07-2022 12:40 Ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the terrorist attack is dominated by a Jewish community deploring impunity alongside its grief, minimal government presence.

Diplomacy

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

25-04-2022 12:23 Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announces his country's immediate split from the Organisation of American States, saying the "infamous organisation" would no longer have offices in Nicaragua.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina denounces presence of AMIA bombing suspect at Ortega's inauguration

11-01-2022 21:27 Argentina’s government comes under fierce criticism from the opposition after sending a diplomat to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s inauguration – an event that was also attended by Iranian official Moshen Rezai, the subject of an Interpol red alert related to the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina 'concerned' by opposition arrests in Nicaragua, but won't interfere

09-11-2021 15:24 Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires reacts to results of Nicaraguan election by expressing "concern at the detention of opposition leaders," but says it will uphold "tradition of non-interference" in "internal issues of other nations."

Elections in Nicaragua

Timeline: Nicaragua's authoritarian slide

08-11-2021 10:10 Under ring-of-steel security, Nicaragua opened its polls for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader Daniel Ortega locked up or in exile.

Elections in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's Ortega wins new term in 'sham' election after opponents jailed

08-11-2021 10:05 Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term in Nicaragua Monday in a vote denounced by the United States as a "pantomime election." Authorities had banned country's main opposition alliance from contesting seats.

Nicaragua's authoritarian slide

Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua's power couple

08-11-2021 09:57 Nicaragua's first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but have shown no desire to relinquish their vice-like grip on power.

Elections in Nicaragua

Ortega a shoo-in to win 'sham' Nicaragua vote

07-11-2021 09:02 Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

21-10-2021 16:10 Alberto Fernández administration refuses to back Organisation of American States resolution calling for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua.

OPPOSITION CLAMPDOWN

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.