In less than four years, the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been the target of 190 attacks and desecrations, including a fire in the Managua Cathedral, as well as police harassment and persecution ...

Nicaragua has been locked in a turbulent political crisis since April 2018. After years of discontent with leftist president Daniel Ortega’s growing authoritarianism, peaceful anti-government protests ...

For over two decades, Nicaragua was: The safest country in Latin America.[2]Its police force was internationally recognized for its innovative community policing policies. Unlike its neighbors El ...

The US government announced new sanctions Thursday against three Nicaraguan individuals in connection with ongoing violence and corruption. “Today’s actions are in connection with the horrific ...

Nicaragua has instituted a “shoot to kill” policy in dealing with protests that has resulted in an “alarming number of deaths,” according to an investigation by Amnesty International. According to the ...

Nicaragua has kicked out a human rights team from the United Nations, just two days after it published a report detailing repression, torture and abuse of protesters by the government. "We put forward ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Paul Oquist Kelley, Private Secretary for National ...

International visitors have been banned from bringing Bibles, newspapers and cameras into Nicaragua. The government of the ...

In April 2018, Nicaraguans took to the streets in large numbers to protest the government of President Daniel Ortega. They were met with violence. A brutal crackdown by the National Police and heavily ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — On Father’s Day last year, Octavio Enríquez shared pizza and soda with his two children. Then he told them he was leaving. A Nicaraguan journalist known for rigorous ...

Tourists entering Nicaragua are no longer allowed to carry Bibles. The restriction, which also applies to other printed ...

The report notes that in 2018 there were 46 attacks against the Catholic Church, including a mob entering the Managua Cathedral, death threats against Nicaraguan priests, and the desecration of ...