Ortega names wife Rosario Murillo head of Nicaragua's Army In a move to tighten his grip on power, Daniel Ortega appointed ...

WASHINGTON — Nicaragua’s dictatorship will continue to persecute religious groups unless international financial institutions ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua for an ...

While acknowledging that overall conditions continue to deteriorate, a member of the federal commission that monitors ...

President Donald Trump’s threats to “take the Panama Canal back,” combined with climate change, have ignited a global debate ...

That’s how Nicaragua’s Nov 7 election is shaping up after the government of Daniel Ortega arrested and disqualified every major opposition candidate running against him, including his last ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Monday launched the blueprints for a 445-kilometer long canal through his country linking the Caribbean SSea with the Pacific Ocean, which would be an ...

Ortega and his wife have ruled Nicaragua for years through fudgy elections Nicaragua's Sandinista Government introduced a constitutional reform on Wednesday, granting the ruling couple of Daniel ...

The regime is now keeping Catholic priests under surveillance, checking their cellphones, and demanding weekly reports on ...

On Tuesday, opposition figures and exiled Nicaraguan media outlets reported that the government has confined former Sandinista commander Henry Ruiz, 81, to his home in Managua, marking the latest move ...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – First Lady Rosario Murillo was chosen Tuesday as the vice presidential candidate to President Daniel Ortega in his reelection bid, putting her directly in line to succeed ...