News Nicaragua Government: How to Defend Nicaragua's Political Prisoners in a Rigged System
In early June, the Nicaraguan government, under pressure of heavy international sanctions, approved a law to give amnesty to those who participated and free political prisoners, as the start of ...
News Nicaragua Government: Activists push for tougher sanctions on Nicaragua's government
Lawmakers at a House hearing on Tuesday condemned human rights violations under the regime of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and weighed tougher sanctions to address the crisis. Rep. ...
News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua officials release more prisoners after crackdown
Principal leaders of protests against President Daniel Ortega's government and two prominent journalists were freed from prison Tuesday ahead of a June 18 deadline to release the last of hundreds ...
News Nicaragua Government: Ortega government frees jailed leaders of 2018 protests in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities on Tuesday freed 56 people detained during a harsh crackdown on dissent last year, including leaders of a wave of anti-government protests and independent ...
News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua in Crisis: What to Know
A demonstrator places his painted handprints on a wall during a gathering to mark one hundred days of anti-government protests aimed to oust Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, in Managua. Jorge ...
News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua gov't says it released 50 more political prisoners
Demonstrators take part in a protest in support of US citizen Eddy Montes, who was detained during anti-government protests and killed in a prison, at San Agustin church in Managua, Nicaragua [Carlos ...
News Nicaragua Government: Nicaragua government releases 50 more political prisoners
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's government released 50 prisoners detained during protests from jail to house arrest Thursday as an agreed-upon deadline to release all such inmates approaches. A ...