Nicaragua

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Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 1 – Coups
US-backed coups reshape Latin America, toppling democracies and fuelling decades of dictatorship, secrecy, and revolt.
Published On 9 Feb 2026
Video Duration 47 minutes 04 seconds 47:04
Nicaragua frees dozens of prisoners amid pressure from Trump administration
Published On 10 Jan 2026
ORDINARY ITEMS, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES
How a children’s chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism
Published On 31 Aug 2025
Sandinista veteran, Ortega ally, arrested in Nicaragua corruption probe
Published On 31 Jul 2025
Prominent Nicaraguan dissident shot dead in exile in Costa Rica
Published On 19 Jun 2025
Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli’s passage to Nicaragua
Published On 28 Mar 2025
Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 immigrants in the US
Published On 22 Mar 2025
Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms giving president expansive powers
Published On 30 Jan 2025
US trade office initiates investigation into Nicaragua human rights abuses
Published On 11 Dec 2024

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Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife

Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.

Tropical Storm Sara forms in Caribbean, threatening Central America

The late season storm is forecast to bring heavy rains to flood-prone Central America before moving east towards the US.

Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Israel amid ongoing Gaza war

In a largely symbolic move, the Ortega government condemned Israel’s leaders as ‘fascist’ and ‘genocidal’ over Gaza war.

US secures release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua

The released group includes student and religious leaders who were arrested as part of crackdown under President Ortega.

Nicaragua bans 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown against civil society

The move is part of a crackdown against groups viewed as hostile to President Daniel Ortega.

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ICJ rejects Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel

The UN’s top court has thrown out Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel.

Updates: ICJ rules against imposing measures on Germany over Israel aid

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Published on 30 Apr 2024
UN Secretary-General Guterres ‘strongly encourages’ Israel, Hamas to agree to deal
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Germany argued that vast majority of transfers to Israel were ‘non-military’

Germany rejects allegation of aiding genocide in Gaza at ICJ

Germany says 98 percent of arms exports to Israel since October 7 were equipment like vests, helmets and binoculars.

ICJ updates: Nicaragua’s case against Germany over Israel’s war on Gaza

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Published on 8 Apr 2024
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How long will it take ICJ to rule on provisional measures?
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Germany slams Nicaragua’s ICJ presentation as ‘grossly biased’
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Nicaragua’s case ‘has a great relevance not just for Gaza’

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy

Nicaragua joins Mexico in severing ties with Quito, while Brazil said the embassy raid is a clear violation of law.

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