Tag: Daniel Ortega

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Uneventful elections poised to secure new term for Ortega in Nicaragua

  

  When voting closed at 6 pm local time Sunday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was expecting confirmation of his reelection following a low turnout for the elections in which every likely opponent was either jailed or in exile, it was reported from Managua.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  An OAS 26-vote resolution calls on Nicaragua to release presidential candidates; Argentina abstains

  

  The Organization of American States again, OAS, demanded on Wednesday from Nicaragua the immediate release of presidential candidates and political prisoners, with less than a month to the election in which President Daniel Ortega is expecting reelection.

• Monday, October 4th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Former Nicaraguan VP calls on international community not to validate Ortega's electoral stunt with all rivals jailed

  

  Former Vice President Sergio Ramírez has launched an appeal to the international community not to recognize the outcome of November's presidential elections in Nicaragua.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Ortega leads Nicaragua towards authoritarianism, says Blinken

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said Nicaraguan President and former guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega was leading the Central American country “down the dark path of authoritarianism,” as most political opponents are arrested or charged with treason.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  Nicaraguan Prosecution now after former Ortega's second-in-command

  

  The Nicaraguan Prosecutor's Office has obtained an arrest warrant against former Vice President Sergio Ramírez Mercado for “inciting acts of violence,” it was reported.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Nicaraguan opposition leaders to stand trial for “treason against the homeland”

  

  Nicaragua's Judiciary Friday ruled in favour of starting criminal proceedings against three presidential candidates as well as other opposition politicians for “treason against the fatherland” and for undermining the country's sovereignty, it was announced.

• Monday, August 16th 2021 - 06:12 UTC

  Nicaraguan daily shut down by gov't, manager placed under arrest

  

  In addition to arresting in the past two months almost every opposition politician who might challenge President Daniel Ortega's quest for another term in office in the upcoming November 7 elections, the Nicaraguan regime this weekend raided the La Prensa newsdesk and placed its general manager in detention.

• Saturday, August 7th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Nicaraguan electoral authorities ban opposition party altogether

  

  After weeks of arresting individual politicians and candidates, Nicaraguan authorities Friday upped their ante and chose to fully outlaw an entire opposition party.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 08:04 UTC

  Nicaraguan regime reportedly arrests opposition VP candidate

  

  The Nicaraguan regime headed by former Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega Wednesday has reportedly placed vice-presidential opposition candidate Berenice Quezada under arrest in an unprecedented streak of political persecutions as the November 7 elections loom over.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Nicaraguan President to seek reelection with most opponents jailed

  

  After arresting most opposition leaders who could challenge him, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced Monday that he will run for a new term in office in the November 7 elections.