In Nicaragua, Catholic Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez spoke out against the oppressive regime of Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra — and was unjustly convicted of conspiracy and treason and eventually ...

In Nicaragua, Catholic Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez spoke out against the oppressive regime of Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra — and was unjustly convicted of conspiracy and treason and eventually ...

Since taking office in 2007, Daniel Ortega has funneled more than $4 billion in Venezuelan petro-dollars through 'Albanisa', a spider's web of companies controlled by the Sandinista Front, outside ...

Ortega has turned his brutal crackdown against critics into a form of interstate violence that also targets Nicaragua’s neighbors and trade partners.

On July 9 in Davenport Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega will receive the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award for his work ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega was shot to death Thursday at his home in Costa Rica, authorities said.

The moves over the weekend suggest Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential opposition candidates in the Nov. 7 elections, and has begun arresting any prominent member of the opposition.

Chamorro took power in 1990 after beating revolutionary leader Daniel Ortega in a surprise election in which she united opposition forces against his Sandinista party.

Nicaragua’s former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95 She emerged as the nation's first female president during a turbulent time in Central America.

The Nicaraguan Supreme Court has lifted a constitutional ban on re-election, clearing the way for President Daniel Ortega to run again in 2011 elections. The court's decision followed an appeal by ...

Jenna Ortega has steadily become one of the recognizable young faces in the entertainment industry.