As fear spreads, the Nicaraguan Church has become a bastion of resistance to the unprecedented onslaught of the Sandinista government
Opposition groups denounce recent arrests of 18 dissidents and an alleged murder
The National Assembly has dismantled the humanitarian organization, accusing it of ‘attacks on peace and stability’ during anti-government demonstrations in 2018
Laureano and Camilia Ortega Murillo gave political speeches praising their parents and ranting against their foes. They spoke of a ‘multipolar world,’ the country’s ‘creative economy,’ and the end of ‘the global U.S. dollar dictatorship’
Political opponents, activists and journalists were detained and charged with crimes against the regime as part of a repressive strategy that seeks to force them into exile
The Nicaraguan leadership banned processions and other traditions during Easter with the police presence redoubled ahead of the April 18 fifth anniversary of widespread social protests
The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has also expelled a priest from Panama, and has cancelled several other Catholic Church events
The Ortega-Murillo regime further isolates itself by cutting diplomatic relations with the Vatican and aligning itself with other pariah states
A human rights organization, Nicaragua Nunca Más, estimates that more than 50 religious leaders have fled the country since 2018
An investigation by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua finds the presidential couple and government officials culpable of the repression that began with the 2018 crackdown
The 222 political prisoners held by the Daniel Ortega regime and sent to the US have been stripped of their nationality. ‘Nobody will take being Nicaraguan away from me’
The Nicaraguan leader said it was his wife and vice-president, Rosario Murillo, who contacted the US Embassy in Managua to request the transfer of 222 dissidents to Washington
The Catholic prelate, the most critical religious voice of the Daniel Ortega regime, was taken to La Modelo prison after refusing to board a plane carrying 222 political prisoners to the US
The regime of Daniel Ortega made the decision suddenly without notifying relatives. It has declared them ‘stateless’ and ‘traitors to the homeland.’ EL PAÍS has confirmed they were on a flight to Washington DC
New restrictions are being imposed on travelers with cameras and binoculars as the regime attempts to restrict reporting on the repression