Rosario Murillo

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