Nicaragua’s government on Thursday revoked the entry permit to the territory of the appointed new US ambassador to the Central American state, Hugo Rodriguez, whom it accused of “interference” in its internal affairs and “lack of respect”. “The Nicaraguan government, exercising its powers and national sovereignty, is immediately withdrawing the license granted to Hugo Rodriguez,” […]
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Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua condemn US blockade
The Bolivarian Alliance for America (ALBA), a union of 10 Latin American countries founded by Venezuela and Cuba, on Friday condemned the exclusion of some governments from the forthcoming US Summit, after the US announced that it wanted only those present to attend. who “respect democracy”. The United States, which will host the US Summit […]
Nicaragua: Opposition leader Christiana Chamorro sentenced to eight years in prison
One of the most important opposition figures in Nicaragua, Christiana Chamorro, was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison. He thought he would triumph over Daniel Ortega in the November 2021 presidential election, but was arrested six months earlier and placed under house arrest on the orders of Nicaraguan justice. Ms. Chamorro, 68, who was […]
Nicaragua: Opposition Chamorro found guilty of crimes he was charged with
Nicaragua’s main opposition figure, Cristiana Chamorro, was found guilty Friday of crimes committed by Daniel Ortega’s government that prevented her from running in the November presidential election, a family member said yesterday. of. During the trial, her brother Pedro Joaquin Chamorro and three former employees of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH) were also […]
Nicaragua: Three opposition prisoners released from jail, placed under house arrest
Three opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been released from prison and placed under house arrest “under police guard” for “humanitarian reasons”, the prosecutor’s office announced on Saturday. They include 77-year-old former presidential candidate Arturo Cruz; 77-year-old former Foreign Minister Francisco Aguirre and 68-year-old former Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Pale. The three of them […]
Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega’s opponent Hugo Torres dies in custody
Hugo Torres, a Sandinista guerrilla hero and critic of President Daniel Ortega, died in custody on Saturday, eight months after his arrest in June 2021, his family said. “We are deeply saddened by the death of our beloved father,” said a statement from the family, published on the UNAB opposition platform, of which Torres was […]
Nicaragua: Seven dissidents sentenced to 8 to 13 years in prison
Seven opposition figures to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega were sentenced on Thursday to eight to thirteen years in prison for striking at “national integrity”, or “conspiracy”, a human rights group has said in a statement. Student leader Lester Alleman, journalist and former presidential candidate Miguel Mora, and opposition leader Yasser Wado were each sentenced to […]
Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Taiwan – Recognizes ‘united China’
The Nicaraguan government announced on Thursday that it was suspending its diplomatic relations with Taiwan and now recognizing a “united China”. “The People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China and Taiwan is an integral part of Chinese territory,” said a statement signed by Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Dennis Monkada. The […]
US, Britain, Canada impose sanctions on Nicaragua after ‘election-comedy’
The U.S. government on Monday announced financial sanctions against Nicaraguan prosecutors and nine Central American government officials in response to what the White House called an “election imitation,” a “comedy orchestrated” by the president. Ortega and Vice President Rosario Mourinho “. The threat of sanctions would have been circulating before the November 7 vote, in […]
EU: Denounces ‘authoritarian regime’ in Nicaragua after presidential election
The presidential election in Nicaragua was held “without democratic guarantees” and constitutes the fall of this country to an “authoritarian regime”, denounced today the head of the diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell. The European official also criticized in a statement the “lack of legitimacy” of a vote in which President Daniel Ortega was […]