Daniel Ortega /tags/daniel-ortega Daniel Ortega en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:45:03 GMT Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world /americas/2024-12-04/stripped-of-citizenship-these-nicaraguans-live-in-limbo-scattered-across-the-world Hundreds of Nicaraguan religious leaders, students, activists, dissidents and journalists are ‘stateless.’ President Daniel Ortega's government stripped them of their citizenship, homes and government pensions. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:45:03 GMT /americas/2024-12-04/stripped-of-citizenship-these-nicaraguans-live-in-limbo-scattered-across-the-world Megan Janetsky and Sonia Peréz D. | Associated Press Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents' /americas/2024-11-21/nicaraguas-daniel-ortega Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents†of the Central American nation. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:56:03 GMT /americas/2024-11-21/nicaraguas-daniel-ortega Megan Janetsky | Associated Press U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Nicaraguan police officers for undermining democracy /americas/2024-11-14/u-s-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-nicaraguan-police-officers-for-undermining-democracy The Biden administration imposed visa restrictions on more than 350 members of the Nicaraguan National Police to promote accountability for their actions against civil society, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller announced Thursday. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:51:01 GMT /americas/2024-11-14/u-s-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-nicaraguan-police-officers-for-undermining-democracy SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff Continuing crackdown on churches, NGOs moves Nicaragua further from democracy to authoritarianism /americas/2024-09-26/continuing-crackdown-on-churches-ngos-moves-nicaragua-further-from-democracy-to-authoritarianism As President Daniel Ortega continues to consolidate power by crushing opposition, Nicaragua has deteriorated into an oppressive state ruled with an iron fist. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-26/continuing-crackdown-on-churches-ngos-moves-nicaragua-further-from-democracy-to-authoritarianism Richard Wood | The Conversation Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives /americas/2023-08-30/alumni-jesuit-run-university-uca-nicaraguan-government The confiscation of UCA follows a series of increasingly authoritarian actions by the government against the Catholic Church and opposition figures. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:10:21 GMT /americas/2023-08-30/alumni-jesuit-run-university-uca-nicaraguan-government Associated Press Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated /americas/2023-08-24/nicaraguan-government-bans-jesuit-order The move comes a week after the government of President Daniel Ortega confiscated the prestigious Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua, arguing it was a “center of terrorism.†Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:44:15 GMT /americas/2023-08-24/nicaraguan-government-bans-jesuit-order Associated Press A jailed bishop is 'Gandhi' for Nicaraguans against their dictatorship /latin-america/2023-04-04/a-jailed-bishop-is-gandhi-for-nicaraguans-against-their-dictatorship Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez is the most important democratic resistance symbol left in Nicaragua. Will the Ortega dictatorship expel the Church to block him? Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-04/a-jailed-bishop-is-gandhi-for-nicaraguans-against-their-dictatorship Tim Padgett Nicaraguans in South Florida struggle to take in a wave of migrants, political prisoners /latin-america/2023-03-09/nicaraguans-in-south-florida-struggle-to-take-in-a-wave-of-migrants-political-prisoners South Florida's Nicaraguan diaspora is not as well equipped as others to handle the rush of refugees escaping the Ortega dictatorship — and needs a hand. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:46:35 GMT /latin-america/2023-03-09/nicaraguans-in-south-florida-struggle-to-take-in-a-wave-of-migrants-political-prisoners Tim Padgett Nicaragua must 'break its violent cycle of becoming what we fight against' /latin-america/2023-02-23/nicaragua-must-break-its-violent-cycle-of-becoming-what-we-fight-against Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate and political prisoner Félix Maradiaga recently returned to exile in Miami after being released by the Ortega dictatorship. He spoke to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±'s Tim Padgett about his 'torture' behind bars, the reunion with his family and his renewed resolve to fight. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-02-23/nicaragua-must-break-its-violent-cycle-of-becoming-what-we-fight-against Tim Padgett Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons /latin-america/2023-02-21/opponents-describe-hideous-conditions-in-nicaraguan-prisons MIAMI (AP) — Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring six feet by nine (2 by 3 meters), with a hole in the floor for a toilet. Nicaraguan opposition prisoners recounted last week the months —and sometimes years — they spent in the notorious prisons run by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:30:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-02-21/opponents-describe-hideous-conditions-in-nicaraguan-prisons Gisela Salomon | Associated Press