America Nicaragua The amount of fleeing Nicaraguans towards the neighbouring country of Costa Rica today accounts for approximately 5% of its population, thus straining Costa Rica’s asylum system and now leading to the UN’s involvement in their shared border
America Nicaragua As a way to deal with Nicaraguans trying to flee the country, the government has now made it mandatory for citizens to alert authorities if they are leaving the country 30 days prior to their departure, even if it is for tourism or work purposes
America Nicaragua Images of political prisoners have reportedly been leaked, causing great turmoil amongst the opposition as they took to the streets and social media to demand the correct and humane treatment of all prisoners
America Nicaragua Catholics and major church leaders have organised a large-scale mass with thousands of religious followers in the Managua capital after the government’s recent attacks against Catholic church
America Nicaragua The government has begun a mass suspension of private TV channels and radio stations, claiming that they are a direct threat against President Daniel Ortega’s regime
America Nicaragua The government has accused the Catholic Church of inciting violence to destabilise the country, leading to the seizing of various churches and the arrest of bishops
America Nicaragua La Prensa, a leading national newspaper, has announced on its website that the majority of the staff have been forced to flee the county due to the regime’s journalistic persecution, but will continue working from abroad
America Nicaragua The Nuns of the Mother Teresa Organisation have been forcefully expelled out of the country, causing them to write a letter the UN Secretary General stating how the regime is now overtaking religious organisations as well
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has allegedly taken over the 5 remaining town halls governed by the opposition, and has replaced their respective mayors with sympathisers of his political party
America Nicaragua The San Cristóbal Volcano, the highest in the country, has recently erupted; the government has advised to wear masks due to the high concentration of ash in the air and store drinking water since reserves are currently contaminated
America Nicaragua The US imposed sanctions on the state-owned gold mining company ENIMINAS, because the country’s leaders are “deepening their relationship with Russia” and for allegedly using gold mining revenues to oppress their people
America Nicaragua The state’s congress has just outlawed 96 NGOs, bringing to 440 the number of institutions closed by president Daniel Ortega since the 2018 protests
America Nicaragua Dozens of female journalists have established their own digital ’news outlets’ to inform the outside world on what’s truly going on within the state, in response to sexism on the journalism field and the sociopolitical crisis