GABRIELA SELSER

March 18, 2023 at 8:33 am

Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown VIEW

The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations.

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March 12, 2023 at 10:39 pm

Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments

Nicaragua ’s government says it has proposed suspending relations with the Vatican days after Pope Francis compared President Daniel Ortega’s administration to a communist or...

February 26, 2023 at 8:26 am

Fleeing Nicaraguans a boon to economy back home

Remittances to Nicaraguans sent home last year surged 50%, a massive jump that analysts say is directly related to the thousands of Nicaraguans who emigrated...

February 15, 2023 at 5:35 pm

Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents

Nicaragua has cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli.

FILE – A poster featuring Bishop Rolando Alvarez and Pope Francis hangs inside the Cathedral in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Aug. 19, 2022. Five Catholic priests were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Managua, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, accused of “conspiracy”, including four who worked alongside the also detained bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon, File)

February 10, 2023 at 3:57 pm

Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison VIEW

Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez had been one of the most outspoken religious figures still in Nicaragua as political repression intensified.

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FILE – Cristiana Chamorro, right, accompanies her mother, former president of Nicaragua Violeta Chamorro, at the international airport, in Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 28, 2005. Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. According to U.S. officials, among those aboard the flight was Cristiana Chamorro, who had been a leading presidential contender before her arrest in 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Leon, File) XLAT114 XLAT114

February 9, 2023 at 9:09 am

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US VIEW

The U.S. secretary of state says 222 inmates considered by many as political prisoners of the government of Nicaragua have flown to Washington.

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November 7, 2022 at 5:55 pm

Sandinistas complete their political domination of Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front has completed its political domination of the country by winning local elections decried as unfair in all 153 of the...

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November 6, 2022 at 6:52 am