Tag: Organization of American States (OAS)

• 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.”

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine

  

  Uruguay Sunday chose to join the list of Organization of American States (OAS) countries opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine after Friday’s initial decision not to sign the declaration in that regard.

• Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  OAS condemns presence in Nicaragua, of Iranian official accused of aggravated murder by Argentine justice

  

  Twenty-two-country members from the Organization of American States, OAS, on Wednesday approved a strong statement condemning the presence of the Iranian official Mohsen Rezai in Nicaragua during the taking office ceremony of president Daniel Ortega. Rezai has been indicted by Argentine Justice for his alleged masterminding of the 1994 attack on the Jewish organization Amia in Buenos Aires killing 85 people and injuring dozens.

• Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  OAS Chief says Peruvian President determined to fight corruption

  

  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday said in Lima that President Pedro Castillo was determined “to fight corruption”

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice

  

  Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been either placed under arrest or gone into exile.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Nicaragua pulling out from OAS, FM announces

  

  Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Friday announced his country has started procedures to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS), because it does “not respond to the interests of their respective peoples.”

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  OAS asked not to recognize Nicaragua's elections

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) Friday received a formal request from some 40 former Latin American foreign ministers, who were against recognizing the results of last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua in which incumbent President Daniel Ortega was re-elected.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

  

  Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Ortega reelected in Nicaragua with 75.92% of the votes

  

  After 97.74% of the votes had been counted, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega secured his reelection for another five years in office with a 75.92% support amid notorious abstention and world criticism. Turnout was 65.23%.

• Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister wants Almagro to leave OAS

  

  Argentina's newly-appointed Defense Minister and former Senator Jorge Taiana had sent a message to US President Joseph Biden stating that Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis “Almagro must resign.”