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
America Nicaragua The International American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has been receiving requests from the Nicaraguan population for the release of 120 political prisoners held by the state while tensions keep rising within the country
America Nicaragua Despite international pressure and local denial, Nicaraguans who criticize and question the President are imprisoned, with the record of 20 detained in 25 days
America Nicaragua The deteriorating political climate and human rights situation in the country has raised the concern of the Organization of American States (OAS), that condemns the imprisonment of opposition candidates and calls for guarantees for free and fair election