Tag: Nicaragua
“A judicial farce”: Nicaragua begins a series of political trials
central America Article reserved for subscribers Barely three months after the disputed re-election of President Daniel Ortega, around 40 people, out of the 170 political prisoners imprisoned in the country,…
Nicaragua: a new opponent sentenced for “conspiracy”
Nicaraguan justice on Wednesday (February 2nd) declared political leader Ana Margarita Vigil guilty of conspiracy, on the second day of trials against 46 opponents of President Daniel Ortega, her family…
In Nicaragua, a journalist and opponent sentenced for “undermining national integrity”
Journalist Miguel Mora in Managua, Nicaragua, June 11, 2019. ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AP Condemnations of opponents continue in Nicaragua. The journalist and former aspirant to the presidency of this Central…
Nicaragua opens the trials of political prisoners accused of “treason to the homeland”
Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of ex-president Violeta Chamorro (1990-1997), in Managua, Nicaragua, on May 21, 2021. On June 2, 2021, she was arrested and placed under house arrest, while she was…
the struggle of agricultural workers in Nicaragua taken to French justice
Demonstration by agricultural workers against companies that have been exposed to harmful pesticides in banana plantations, in Managua, Nicaragua, in 2007. MIGUEL ALVAREZ / AFP It is an international, sprawling…
Taiwan threatens Nicaragua with legal action over embassy ‘seizure’
Taiwan said Thursday, December 30, that Nicaragua had “graspedHis embassy, planning to transfer it to China, and threatened his former ally with legal action, three weeks after the latter broke…
Further humiliation for Taiwan by Nicaragua
NAfter the diplomatic break with Taiwan, Nicaragua wants to hand over the premises of its previous embassy to the People’s Republic of China – much to the annoyance of Taipei.…
Nicaragua breaks with Taiwan in favor of Beijing
Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of the President of Nicaragua, and Ma Zhaoxu, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Tianjin, north China, Friday, December 10, 2021. YUE YUEWEI / XINHUA…
Change of sides to China: Nicaragua breaks off relations with Taiwan
Friday 10th December 2021 Change of page to China Nicaragua breaks off relations with Taiwan Few countries in the world have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The reason is pressure…
Nicaragua officially asks to leave the Organization of American States
Press conference by Denis Moncada (center), to announce that the country has started the process of leaving the OAS, in Managua, Nicargua, on November 19, 2021. STR / AFP Nicaragua…
In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega isolated after an election denounced as a “farce”
Portraits of Nicaraguan political prisoners during a demonstration by exiled opponents on November 7 in Guatemala City. JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP The victory of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, re-elected without…
Controversial election in Nicaragua: Government declares Ortega the winner
The authoritarian government of Nicaraguan head of state Daniel Ortega has declared itself the clear winner of a much-criticized presidential election.source site-14