In Nicaragua, Ortega and Murillo now have their legion of 76,800 paramilitaries

Lorenzo closed his eyes when first lady and “co-president” Rosario Murillo stood on the central platform of Plaza la Fe, in Managua, on the banks of Lake Xolotlán. She swore him in, along with 30,000 other people, as a “hero of peace” and “volunteer …

Nicaragua Is in the Grips of Another Dictatorship, Decades After Sandinista Revolution: Reed Brody

Nicaragua announced last week it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a U.N. report that slammed the government’s human rights violations and warned the country was becoming an authoritarian state. The report by a panel of …

Biased UN Report on Nicaragua Ignores Victims of US-Backed Opposition Violence

This originally appeared at The Grayzone. MASAYA, NICARAGUA – Reynaldo Urbina rides his motorbike around the streets of Masaya, Nicaragua, with agility, despite having only one arm. Nearly seven years ago, at the height of a US- supported coup attempt …

Cuts to USAID affecting political opposition in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

Nicaragua: Renewed support needed to address severe civic space closure and human rights violations

Featured Geneva 28 February 2025 Statement at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Group of Experts on Human Rights on Nicaragua Delivered by Amaru Ruiz Aleman Dear members of the Human Rights Council …

Ambassador of Belarus V.Barchuk visits Nicaragua 

06 March 2025  On March 4-5, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Cuba and concurrently to the republic of Nicaragua, Vitali Barchuk paid working visit to Managua. V.Barchuk met with the …

Cuban Ambassador to Nicaragua Thanks Parliamentary Support

Havana, March 6 (ACN) Cuban ambassador to Nicaragua Iliana Fonseca thanked local parliamentarians for their support of her country’s struggle against the US economic, commercial and financial blockade. Fonseca wrote on X that during a session of the …

Canadian Mining Company in Nicaragua Confirms Merger

View of one of the Nicaraguan mines exploited by the “Calibre Mining-Nicaragua” company. Photo from Calibre Mining Nicaragua. Calibre Mining Co., which operates mines in La Libertad and Leon, has announced its merger with the likewise Canadian company …

Telica volcano (Nicaragua) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 26 February-4 March 2025 (New ...

Wed, 26 Feb 2025, 15:00 Based on webcam and satellite images, the Washington VAAC reported that on 19 and 22 February ash emissions at Telica rose as high as 1.5 km (5,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SW and W. ... Read all Tue, 25 Feb 2025, 14:00 Mon, 24 Feb …

Nicaragua Withdraws from Human Rights Council Months After Imprisoning Nicaragua Pastors

Nicaragua has withdrawn itself from the U.N. Human Rights Council after being criticized for "its systematic crackdown on human rights, democratic norms, and religious groups," a persecution watchdog group reports.  President Daniel Ortega and …