Tag: Daniel Ortega

Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 10:35 UTC
Nicaragua agreement: government to release opposition prisoners and sanctions on the country to be lifted

Nicaragua's government agreed on Wednesday to release opposition prisoners within 90 days in order to restart stalled peace talks aimed at ending an 11-month political crisis, a dialogue mediator said.
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Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:47 UTC
Nicaragua negotiations stalled until Ortega releases all political prisoners

Negotiations aimed at resolving a months-long crisis in Nicaragua stalled Sunday when the opposition called on President Daniel Ortega's government to release all political prisoners before any new talks. The opposition Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy said it would “return to the negotiating table only when the government of Nicaragua provides the country with convincing signs they want to find solutions to the crisis,” which began in April 2018.
Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Taiwan to the rescue of “socialist” Ortega with a 20-year US$ 100 million loan

Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday accepted a US$ 100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, which has become increasingly isolated after a brutal crackdown on protesters last year.
Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
Managua acknowledges 340 political prisoners, NGOs speak of almost twice as many

A total 340 people have been reported Tuesday to be incarcerated in Nicaragua for their involvement in anti-givernment actions, according to the National Prison System, as the administration of President Daniel Ortega has been going through a socio-political crisis since April that has left hundreds dead and thousands either under arrest or injured. Human rights NGOs estimate the number of detainees to be almost twice as many.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 13:18 UTC
Bolsonaro adds Nicaraguans to the list of unwanted guests for his inauguration

Brazil's Presdient-elect Jair Bolsonaro will not welcome any Nicaraguan delegation at the inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on January 1, his future Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo announced on Twitter.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 12:21 UTC
Argentina, Nicaragua pull out ambassadors as diplomatic tension grows

In a local replica of the #MeToo movement, actress/model Thelma Fardin last week announced with the backing of radical feminist groups that she had been abused by actor Juan Darthes while on tour in Nicaragua. At the time of the alleged abuse in 2009, Fardin was 16 and therefore a minor. Darthes has already been “buried alive” and any show or commercial ad with his face has been removed from national TV.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 04:32 UTC
ALBA - TCP renews commitment against US influence in the region at Havanna Summit

Latin American leftwing governments which strongly oppose Washington's policies for the region gathered in Havanna at the XVI Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples and the Treaty of Commerce of the Peoples (ALBA - TCP) to renew their regional commitment.
Friday, December 14th 2018 - 16:42 UTC
Nicaragua strips 5 more NGOs from legal status - most of them led by prominent Sandinists

Nicaragua's Parliament Thursday stripped five Non Government Organisations from their legal status on the grounds that a report from the Ministry of the Interior said they were part of a group behind “the failed coup attempt” against President Daniel Ortega, to bring the total number of NGOs to have received the same treatment over the past two weeks to nine.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:46 UTC
US imposes sanctions on the wife of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega

United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday sanctioned the wife of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and one of his aides under a new executive order allowing Washington to target Nicaraguan officials for a crackdown on anti-government protests.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 09:05 UTC
More US sanctions on the “troika of tyranny” and its three dictator “stooges”

United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Venezuela and Cuba and promised additional penalties against Nicaragua as the Trump administration laid out a hard-line policy toward countries the White House branded a “troika of tyranny.”