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

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 ...

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

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

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

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. Credit: AP/Alfredo Zuniga The reform also expanded the ...

Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that urged the international community to address human rights violations by ...

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

In yet another move to solidify his grip on Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega's regime has installed his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, as the new ...

San José (AFP) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, under sanctions for human rights abuses, has sworn in 30,000 hooded civilians as a "volunteer police" force the opposition fears will be ...

Andrea Baltodano, who is from Nicaragua, is seeking asylum in the U.S. She writes about her experiences for San Joaquin Delta ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has dismantled ... latest and strongest rebuke of the government of President Daniel Ortega and first lady and now co-president Rosario Murillo ...