The UN has denounced 63 "arbitrary detentions" in the country in the past month, calling on authorities to end repression against dissent; the government has been accused of using judicial power to silence critics

Nicaraguan exiles are denouncing cross-border repression by the government of Daniel Ortega; organizations like Fundación Sin Límites are documenting cases of harassment, threats, statelessness, denial of documentation, and property confiscation

Nicaragua has announced its withdrawal from the UN’s agency FAO and ordered its offices closed, accusing the agency of publishing “false information” in a report that ranked the country among those suffering the most hunger in Central America

Over 30 Poor Clare nuns were recently expelled from their convents in Nicaragua; the regime is continuing a series of actions against religious organizations after revoking their legal status in 2023

Nicaragua swore in 2.500 masked "volunteer police" under a controversial reform expanding government control, sparking criticism as exiled opposition calls them "paramilitaries" and decries the move as bolstering Ortega and Murillo's authoritarian regime