The co-presidential regime has released more than 53,000 prisoners under the guise of ‘family coexistence.’ Analysts warn that this trend strengthens its political control
The Sandinista regime is using this tactic to avoid getting expelled from the CAFTA free trade agreement or the introduction of 100% tariffs
The co-presidential regime takes another step towards total control of information with a telecommunications law that subjects the network to state espionage and turns the regulatory body into a surveillance arm
Nicaraguans have denounced extortion upon returning to their country, while UN documents denials of re-entry due to alleged ties to the opposition
The presidential couple completes their coup against the historic Sandinista leader Bayardo Arce, godfather of baseball in the country, who was arrested in July
The Sandinista regime resorts to police, paramilitaries and neighborhood committees to quell dissent. A survey reveals the extent of social control
Attorney Carlos Cárdenas Zepeda, an advisor to the Episcopal Conference, died after 12 days of enforced disappearance. His case joins that of opposition leader Mauricio Alonso Petri
After the downfall of Bayardo Arce Castaño, other historic revolutionaries who oppose the co-president ‘sleep in different properties every day’ for fear of being arrested
The State Department supports the measure taken by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, loyal to the president, which allows Washington’s main ally in Central America to remain in power
Nearly 96,000 Nicaraguans who arrived in the US under humanitarian parole, along with another 4,000 protected by TPS, live in a legal limbo
The reform, endorsed by a Legislative Assembly loyal to the president, modifies the foundations of El Salvador’s electoral rules
The leader praised China and Russia on the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution, in a ceremony that lacked any high-profile international guests
Mining, ranching and logging by squatters — who are acting in collusion with the Ortega government in Managua — are expanding to the Costa Rican side of this nature reserve, which is key to maintaining the biological connectivity of the Americas
A circular requires courts to seek authorization to carry out seizures, property occupations, or evictions, effectively subordinating the judicial system to the regime
The Nicaraguan leader reacted to a US State Department report by sharply criticizing Washington’s immigration policies, calling them ‘horrendous crimes’
In the absence of effective institutions and checks and balances, journalists in Nicaragua have become a crucial pillar of support for institutions, the opposition, and civil organizations devastated by the repression of Ortega and Murillo
A report by the religious organization CSW reveals that the Sandinista government has deployed undercover police at masses
The ‘co-presidential’ couple has sworn in an army made up mostly of civil servants, who appear in public while wearing balaclavas. ‘I was forced to and I felt moral shame,’ one of them says
The United Nations group of experts investigating the responsibilities of the Ortega and Murillo regime point to the military, which has always denied its participation in political repression
Ten of the country’s 15 regions lack any type of journalists, who have been expelled, persecuted, or detained by the Ortega and Murillo regime
The new Constitution tailored by the presidential couple legitimizes the ‘volunteer police’ and gives the Sandinista flag equal status with the national one
More than 900,000 people have left Nicaragua since 2018 due to political persecution, the economic crisis and exile. In a country of just over six million inhabitants, almost every family has a loved one who is missing
The Biden administration announces it will investigate human and labor rights violations, opening door to a suspension from the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement
The reform of the Military Code and the National Police Law subordinate the armed forces to the presidential couple’s wishes, just days after a constitutional change that protects their succession
The former guerrilla who became head of the Sandinista Popular Army was a feared and respected figure in Nicaragua in the 1980s. Fallen into disgrace and at odds with Vice President Rosario Murillo, he died at the age of 77 from heart complications while under house arrest by order of the presidential couple
The regime has reformed the Cyber Crime Law to increase prison sentences and prosecute alleged crimes on social media, the last bastion of freedom of expression and press in the country
The Ortega and Murillo regime is staying silent and refusing to release the official list of the formerly incarcerated individuals who were sent to the South American country. The operation was carried out in total secrecy by the U.S. embassy in Managua