America Nicaragua After extensive dialogue with the American government, the country has decided to finally release over 200 political prisoners, and relocated them mainly in the US
America Nicaragua The state has sentenced numerous priests to over 10 years in prison for treason and spreading false news; human rights organisations are describing such actions as one of the largest crackdowns against critics of President Daniel Ortega
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has announced that tourists will not be allowed into the country with audiovisual equipment such as photographic and video cameras, night vision binoculars, and camera accessories
America Nicaragua Along with the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, the country signed a roadmap for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, cooperating in the applications of nuclear technologies in the fields of medicine, hydraulic, geothermal and wind energy
America Nicaragua The state has estimated that a total of 328.000 Nicaraguans fled the country throughout this past year, which is approximately 5% of the country’s total population
America Nicaragua The state held a ceremony to commemorate the 20.000 victims of the Managua Earthquake of 1972 by holding a nation-wide earthquake drill in which approximately 600.000 people took part
America Nicaragua The country has been openly warned by its former ally Taiwan that if President Daniel Ortega does not step down from his ongoing regime, then it won’t resume ties with the country anywhere in the near future
America Nicaragua The US has just added the country to the blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential additional sanctions against the state
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has shut down an additional 100 NGOs, bringing the total amount of banned organisations to over 3.000
America Nicaragua As municipal elections have come to an end, the Sandinistas - President Daniel Ortega’s political party - have won control of all the country’s 153 municipalities
America Nicaragua After an electoral campaign without rallies or opposition, municipal elections have officially opened; the governing party is allegedly hoping to gain control of local governments, the voting being reportedly preceded by arrests and crackdown on opponents
America Nicaragua As a response to the country’s authoritarian measures, President Joe Biden has banned US companies from doing business in the Nicaraguan gold industry and has also issued sanctions against the Nicaragua gold ministry and its gold sector
America Nicaragua The EU has prolonged for another year the sanctions against President Daniel Ortega’s regime, which include frozen assets, a travel ban, and the unavailability of EU funds