Nicaragua Archives - Page 285 of 449

Nicaragua’s General Aviles, Ortega’s Man at the Helm of the Army

Julio Cesar Aviles has already been in his position for ten years and goes for five more, but his future is tied to the political destiny of the dictator.

We’re Rolling!! A Local Bus Becomes a Theater Presentation

The Justo Rufino Garay Theater in Managua presents an intense piece that offers the chance to laugh and to see a reflection of our everyday lives.

Nicaragua Canal Concessioner Wang Jing’s Fortune Takes Another Hit

The great wealth flaunted by Chinese magnate Wang Jing, who at one time had planned to build an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua, has evaporated.

The Cyclists Who Crossed Nicaragua in Three Days

A group of five cyclists set out to travel Nicaragua, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, in three days. 460 kilometers later, they tell how they succeeded.

Nicaraguans in Costa Rica: a Long History of Welcome and Rejection

The long history between Costa Ricans and Nicaraguan immigrants has shaped families and friendships, although discrimination and xenophobia still persists.

Victims of the Ortega Dictatorship Organize to Campaign for Political Prisoners Release

Released political prisoners, families of political prisoners and those wounded during protests, create a new organization, “Victims of April Association”.

Nicaragua: Sixty-one Political Prisoners Still Remain in Ortega’s Jails

The release of 8 dissidents in the last two days still leaves at least 61 opponents of Daniel Ortega’s regime as political prisoners in the his jails.

Nicaraguan Opposition Warns of Paramilitary Danger during Future Elections

They denounce that paramilitaries try to prevent the Civic Alliance from meeting with its base and organizing territorially before any future elections.