Nicaragua’s Ortega offers ‘Sandinista’ fighters to Maduro after ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · CNN — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is...
UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega.
Nicaragua's Ortega secures fourth term, U.S. threatens sanctions
WEBNov 9, 2021 · SAN JOSE, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive term, results showed on Monday, after jailing political rivals ahead of a vote that prompted threats...
U.S. report cites killings, torture in Ortega's Nicaragua
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a vocal Ortega critic, refused to leave the country and was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison on charges that included treason, undermining national integrity, and...
UN rights group says Nicaragua executed 40 people | AP News
WEBMEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. human rights groups said Thursday the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega executed at least 40 people and ordered hospitals not to treat demonstrators wounded in antigovernment protests.
UFC’s Dan Ige feels confident after Diego Lopes dominates Brian Ortega
WEB15 hours ago · Watching Diego Lopes dominate Brian Ortega gave Dan Ige a better gauge of where he stands in the UFC featherweight division.. Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) battered former title challenger Ortega this past Saturday at UFC 306 to emerge as a title contender. Prior to that, Lopes was tested in a unanimous decision win over Ige, who stepped in on just hours’ notice at UFC 303 in June.
Daniel Ortega sworn in for 4th straight term as Nicaragua ... - NBC News
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term on Monday following elections considered rigged and sanctions by the U.S. and others.
Daniel Ortega has won the Nicaragua presidency in an election …
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the elections were a sham.
Nicaragua's Ortega courts isolation with one-sided vote - BBC News
WEBNov 7, 2021 · Nicaragua's left-wing president, Daniel Ortega, is currently the longest-serving leader in the Americas. On Sunday, he looks set to extend his rule for five more years in a one-sided election...
Nicaragua has committed executions, crimes against humanity, …
WEBMar 3, 2023 · Ortega, now aged 77, first came to power as a leader of the left-wing Sandinista guerrilla movement that toppled the Somoza dictatorship in a 1970s revolution. He was in and out of office...
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