Human Rights
Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios in "indefinite exile" from Nicaragua, Ortega regime accused of "cruel intentions"
Anne Jakrajutatip, owner of Miss Universe, confirmed that Sheynnis Palacios' relatives left Nicaragua
Politics
Nicaraguan dictator reforms constitution to appoint wife as co-president and usurp power of local governments
Ortega, 79, has asked to reform the Constitution on 12 occasions since 2007, including a reform that allows him to be re-elected indefinitely
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime expels European Union ambassador
So far the regime has not issued an official statement justifying the decision taken with the high ranking official
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime seizes country's top Catholic university
The Nicaraguan judge ordered that the university suspend all of its classes and administrative activities. However, no restart date was given, leaving its 9,500 enrolled students stranded.
Human Rights
Nicaragua's Ortega regime declares Jesuit Order illegal, seizes all property
The confiscation order said that the Roman Catholic order, also known as the Society of Jesus, failed to comply with tax reporting
Human Rights
Colombia condemns Ortega regime's expulsion of critics
Additionally, Colombia’s leftist government called for an international monitoring of Nicaragua and a criminal inquiry
Politics
Sen. Rick Scott: Democratic leaders are "emboldening" Maduro, Díaz-Canel and Ortega regimes
Scott also said that his opponent in the Florida based U.S. Senate rate, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, has supported “socialist policies like Kamala Harris' price controls and voted with members of the Socialist Squad more than 93% of the time during her short term in Congress.”
Human Rights
Nicaraguan ambassador to OAS condemns Ortega's 'dictatorship'
McFields said he was speaking on behalf “of the 177 political prisoners and the more than 350 people who have lost their lives”
Politics
Former guerrilla leader who helped Ortega dies as a political prisoner in Nicaragua
Torres was arrested last year along with 46 other opposition leaders last June ahead of the country’s presidential elections
Human Rights
Nicaragua freezes Catholic Church bank accounts after Pope's criticism of Ortega
Investigations "confirmed the unlawful removal of resources from bank accounts that had been ordered by law to be frozen," the police said in a statement