State authorities have closed the Superior Council of Private Enterprise - the country's largest private business association - therefore shutting down numerous enterprise bank accounts and causing great distress among entrepreneurs

Nicaragua's government sentenced 11 Christian leaders to 12-15 years in prison and fined them US$880 million for "money laundering" charges after they organized public prayer gatherings deemed threatening by the Sandinista regime

A specialized Nuclear Medicine Center for cancer treatment and professional training in the field will be built in Managua with Russian support

The US has imposed an arms restrictions on Nicaragua, citing concerns over the alleged ongoing repression and aiming to hold the regime accountable

Nicaragua has formally sued Germany at the International Court of Justice for funding Israel and cutting aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA