News of ortega

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."

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina willing to grant citizenship to political opposition in Nicaragua

22-02-2023 11:43 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero says Argentina is willing to grant citizenship to all Nicaraguan political opponents stripped of their nationality by Daniel Ortega's regime, including former vice-president Sergio Ramírez.

CLAMPDOWN IN NICARAGUA

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.

CRISIS IN NICARAGUA

OAS finds Nicaragua in breach of the Inter-American Democratic Charter

10-12-2021 03:26 Argentina abstains in Organisation of American States vote against Daniel Ortega’s regime.

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.

ORTEGA SEEKS RE-ELECTION

Nicaragua's presidential campaign kicks off, with no rivals

26-09-2021 21:40 Nicaragua's presidential election campaign officially kicked off on Saturday with incumbent Daniel Ortega's main rivals all under arrest.

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."

FARC

Colombia militant jailed for 28 years for Ecuador press murders

11-06-2021 18:53 Gustavo Angulo Arboleda, also known as "Cherry", confessed to abducting and killing of two journalists and their driver on the border between Ecuador and Colombia.

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.

News of ortega

Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions

Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row

Nicaragua weighs cutting diplomatic ties with the Vatican

Argentina willing to grant citizenship to political opposition in Nicaragua

Nicaragua stops travellers bringing cameras and video cameras into country

Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance

Nicaragua detains dissident bishop for 'provocative' activities

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

AMIA commemoration sounds new alert over Iranian plane

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

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

OAS finds Nicaragua in breach of the Inter-American Democratic Charter

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

Timeline: Nicaragua's authoritarian slide

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

Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua's power couple

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

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

Nicaragua's presidential campaign kicks off, with no rivals

Nicaragua cancels work permits of six foreign NGOs, including Oxfam

Nicaragua President Ortega to stand for re-election

Argentina, Mexico recall envoys over Nicaragua crackdown

Fifth presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua

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

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

Colombia militant jailed for 28 years for Ecuador press murders

Nicaragua arrests another opposition presidential hopeful

Taylor Swift Argentina tickets are a bargain with inflation over 100%

Slow boat to China

Alejandro Werner: ‘Argentina cannot sustain the current size of its state’

Incoming UN climate agency chief forecasts wind of change

Máximo in Beijing and the concept of ‘gestión’

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La mujer que irrumpió en un acto de Axel Kicillof contó qué pasó luego de que la sacaron del escenario

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