Tag: Daniel Ortega

• Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:10 UTC

  Managua releases political prisoners as Trump's democratization drive has far left rulers on their toes

  

  Nicaragua's Sandinista regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo announced on Saturday that Managua would be releasing a series of political prisoners in a gesture marking the 19th anniversary of the far left administration, never admitting it could also play out as a concession to Washington, as the Donald Trump government embarked on a crusade to rid the hemisphere from governments carrying out these crimes against humanity.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Opposition blames Nicaraguan regime for death of religious freedom advocate

  

  Nicaraguan opposition groups are holding the regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, responsible for the death of Mauricio Alonso, who was allegedly “abducted” more than a month ago, it was reported in Managua on Monday.

• Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

  Nicaragua introduces constitutional reform granting Ortega additional powers

  

  Nicaragua's Sandinista Government introduced a constitutional reform on Wednesday, granting the ruling couple of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo additional powers. For starters, Vice-President Murillo has been designated as “co-president” and extends presidential terms from five to six years, as Ortega becomes Supreme Chief of the Army, the National Police, and the Ministry of the Interior.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

  Ortega discloses blueprints for projected Nicaragua Canal

  

  Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Monday launched the blueprints for a 445-kilometer long canal through his country linking the Caribbean SSea with the Pacific Ocean, which would be an alternative to the existing transoceanic path in Panama, where the United States has a key say.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2024 - 22:06 UTC

  Venezuelan gov't offered Sandinista fighters in case of civil war

  

  Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega offered his Venezuelan colleague Nicolás Maduro the help of his “Sandinista fighters” in case of civil war in the South American country, where the opposition insists on not admitting the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that the incumbent had been reelected on July 28.

• Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 22:11 UTC

  Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in reciprocity for Managua's gesture

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday expelled Nicaragua's Ambassador Fulvia Patricia Castro Matus from Brasilia in retaliation for Managua's decision to send Breno Dias da Costa home for failing to show up at the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  ALBA summit in Venezuela draws regional leaders amid calls for unity

  

  The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, joined other regional leaders in Caracas on Wednesday for the summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), underscoring a renewed focus on cooperation and solidarity among member nations.

• Monday, January 15th 2024 - 20:59 UTC

  Nicaraguan clergymen said to have been freed and deported

  

  Nicaraguan authorities released from prison and deported Catholic Bishops Rolando Álvarez and Isidoro Mora, 13 priests, and three seminarians, it was reported Sunday in Managua. Álvarez was sentenced in February 2023 to 26 years and 4 months in prison for treason.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Nicaragua pulls Ambassador from Buenos Aires

  

  The Nicaraguan regime of President Daniel Ortega announced Monday that it was withdrawing its ambassador from Buenos Aires ahead of Javier Milei's inauguration on Dec. 10. Ortega's decision came after statements by Milei criticizing him for alleged human rights violations in the Central American country.

• Thursday, November 9th 2023 - 11:28 UTC

  Nicaragua must still respect human rights outside of OAS, members of the organization said

  

  Members of the Organization of American States (OAS) Wednesday insisted Nicaragua must still respect human rights regardless of its detachment from the group effective Nov. 19, two years after announcing its decision to leave according to the applicable rules.