Tag: Nicaragua

Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Top lawyer for Nicaragua before ICJ resigns over Ortega's new attitude

Paul Reichler, the solicitor representing Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned in his resignation citing “moral conscience” issued.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:55 UTC
Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's “dictatorship”

In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] Ortega's “dictatorship.”
Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Cristiana Chamorro given 8-year sentence in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for “money laundering, property and assets laundering, misappropriation and improper retention, abusive management, and ideological falsehood,” it was reported in Managua.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Nicaragua outlaws yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua has outlawed yet another 25 Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), bringing that figure up to 87 since December of 2018, it was reported Thursday.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
Nuncio expelled from Nicaragua, opposition leader found guilty

Vatican authorities have condemned over the weekend the decision by Nicaragua's regime of Commander Daniel Ortega to expel the nuncio from Managua. The Central American government's measure was enacted a week ago but not until this weekend was it made public, it was reported.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Nicaragua announces new deep-water port in Bluefields

Nicaragua is to build a deep-water seaport in Bluefields, according to an announcement made last week by Virgilio Silva, chairman of the National Port Company.
Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Colombia pulls ambassador from Managua following Ortega's berating remarks

The Government of President Iván Duque Wednesday pulled its Ambassador from Managua after Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said Colombia was a “narco-state” where social leaders were murdered daily.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Nicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres dies in jail

Former Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Hugo Torres Jiménez -who once risked his life to defend current President Daniel Ortega- has died Saturday in jail where he had been placed by the administration of the same man his life he had defended.
Friday, February 11th 2022 - 21:20 UTC
Nicaraguan opposition leaders handed down prison sentences

The Nicaraguan regime of President Daniel Ortega has sentenced seven opposition leaders to serve time in prison in a new episode of the repression saga the Central American country is going through.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Nicaragua decries El Salvador invaded its territorial waters

The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Monday decried military naval forces of El Salvador had violated its maritime spaces for reasons yet to be determined, since there is no bilateral territorial dispute between the two Central American countries.