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 ‘Commander Two’ of the Sandinista revolution, today a fierce critic of the Ortega-Murillo regime, talks to EL PAÍS from exile about her life after prison and the struggle against authoritarianism in Central America
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
Washington reported the release of ‘unjustly detained’ dissidents under the Ortega and Murillo regime, who were sent to Guatemala and welcomed by the government of Bernardo Arévalo
In a country dominated by authoritarianism and poor economic prospects, the population can only cover half a basket of basic goods, according to a report by Hagamos Democracia
The Sandinista regime becomes the first government in the West, and the second in the world, to appoint an ambassador before the authorities of the fundamentalist group that controls Afghanistan
Over the past 12 months, Managua has received more than 1,000 flights with migrants from countries such as Libya, Morocco, Uzbekistan, India and Tajikistan. Upon landing, they begin different routes to reach the U.S.-Mexico border
The retired Sandinista general and brother of President Daniel Ortega has again launched criticism of the authoritarian Nicaraguan administration and questioned its ability to establish a succession based around the figure of the ‘co-president’
Six years after the massive protests of 2018, the system remains unchanged, political violence has increased and all opposition groups and dissenting voices have been silenced
The Interior Ministry has created a registry of producers and warned them against ‘intervening, financing or promoting’ issues that concern internal or external politics
‘Now they are Yankees, they must be very happy to be Yankees,’ said the Nicaraguan president of the dissidents who have been stripped of their nationality
The Legal Defense Unit (UDJ) – a local NGO – denounces the ‘coordinated action that reveals the instrumentalization of the state apparatus to repress’ prisoners for political reasons
A year after being stripped of her nationality and her property — along with 93 other people — the former Sandinista guerrilla and politician is now exiled in Costa Rica. She tells EL PAÍS that the current Nicaraguan regime is ‘exploitative, misogynistic and colonialist’
Amidst uncertainty and attacks, you have to find meaning in life, to be able to move forward. And meaning is built through the decisions we make
The Sandinista Government grants asylum to ex-Panamanian president and convicted money launderer Ricardo Martinelli, the latest in a long line of fugitives
Opponents of Ortega’s Sandinista regime have been stripped of their nationality and are trying to start over thousands of miles from home: ‘I will not let Ortega and Murillo steal my dreams’
The brutal repression of the regime — led by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo — has crushed the opposition and sent many into exile. From Managua, EL PAÍS reports on how the ruling couple has spread fear in Nicaraguan society, turning their critics into ghosts
Democratic institutions flourish in societies that are pluralistic, diverse, tolerant, and have an underlying respect for human rights
Speaking before thousands at the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church denounced the detention of 13 priests and two seminarians by Daniel Ortega’s regime
At least 13 priests and two seminarians were arrested between December 20 and 30 in Nicaragua, among them Monsignors Carlos Avilés, Silvio Fonseca, Miguel Mántica, and Father Pablo Villafranca
The detention of Bishop Isidro Mora is the latest attack in the country, which also recently expelled a group of priests being held as political prisoners
The ruling Sandinista apparatus has redoubled its persecution of the Catholic Church. The detention of Mora Ortega is the second such move against a religious leader after Rolando Álvarez was jailed last year
The organization issued a statement detailing only that they are closing operations ‘at the request of the authorities.’ The end of their humanitarian work leaves political prisoners completely unprotected
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo will never be able to confiscate the joy and hope of the people, nor freedom of conscience
The persecution of any type of opposition to the Ortega-Murillo regime has made the winner of the Miss Universe pageant a target for attacks
A non-profit run by exiles has produced ‘Freedom behind bars,’ a book that compiles the stories of 11 female survivors of the regime’s notorious penitentiary system