America Nicaragua The resolution drafted by the Organization of American States (OAS) offering a potential solution for the country’s general elections was openly rejected by the delegation of Nicaragua, claiming that they were fair and peacefully held
America Nicaragua Today the country’s general elections begin, with President Daniel Ortega seeking his fifth term as Nicaragua’s president
America Nicaragua A large number of citizens is flowing towards Honduras to get vaccinated, as right now Nicaragua is offering only the Cuban vaccine, and citizens are hesitant towards taking it since it isn’t OMS-approved yet
America Nicaragua The Council of the European Union announced that the already imposed sanctions against the country will be prolonged due to the increasing sociopolitical retrogression that is overtaking the state
America Nicaragua The government approved the use of Cuban Covid-19 vaccines that haven’t been necessarily approved by the World Health Organization (WHO)
America Nicaragua The country attended the first trial for its lawsuit against Colombia in front of the International Court of Justice, claiming that the neighboring country violated sovereign rights in their maritime area
America Nicaragua Opposition member Joao Maldonado was survived shooting in Costa Rica; the assault brings Nicaragua’s prosecution of opposition members at international level
America Nicaragua One month ago, President Daniel Ortega announced his eighth presidential campaign; though many people do not welcome the perspective, few protests are seen - in fact government approval is needed to be able to legally protest
America Nicaragua While the government continues to receive extreme recoil from locals due to the ongoing arrests, the police raided the opposition’s newspaper “La Prensa” and suspended its printed circulation
America Nicaragua Latest data reports that the rise in taxes applied to cigarette purchases has led to an exponential increase in cigarette contraband; it is now estimated that in the country 5 out of 10 cigarettes are illegally imported and sold
America Nicaragua María Oviedo, an international Human Rights Law Defender, was arrested; she is the first human rights activist that is not part of the opposition to be arrested during this period of political turmoil in the country
America Nicaragua New wave of fleeing Nicaraguans continues; Daniel Ortega’s supposed oppressive regime has caused thousands of citizens to start fleeing towards Mexico, then to the United States, in order to seek political asylum
America Nicaragua In the last month 20 politicians of the opposition were arrested and up to this day there are no further updates as to when they will be released; Nicaraguans overtook the streets once again to protest and claim their freedom