Nicaragua Eliminates Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Widening Trade Gap Nicaragua Eliminates Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Widening Trade Gap Nicaragua has eliminated, with immediate effect, all tariffs on Chinese imports. It remains unclear whether Beijing will reciprocate Iván Olivares · 9 de May 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
External Attack on Free Journalism in Costa Rica External Attack on Free Journalism in Costa Rica An unexpected blow: the withdrawal of entry visas to the United States for five of the seven members of the Board of Directors of La Nacion S.A. La Nación · 5 de May 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
How “Journalism in Exile” Is Practiced in Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and El Salvador How “Journalism in Exile” Is Practiced in Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and El Salvador Pablo Díaz, Luz Mely Reyes, and Carlos Dada on reporting from abroad: “It’s not sustainable, but these are the conditions under which we have to work.” Carlos F. Chamorro · 4 de May 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Bringing Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Before the World Court Bringing Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Before the World Court The extraordinary political and humanitarian gesture by Spain in response to the crime against Nicaraguan “stateless persons”. Carlos F. Chamorro · 4 de May 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Poetry of ex-Nicaraguan Political Prisoner Carlos Bojorge Poetry of ex-Nicaraguan Political Prisoner Carlos Bojorge The young Nicaraguan poet describes in his book his faith, his activism in the church, and the pain of exile. Redacción Niú · 3 de May 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Russia Ratifies Military Cooperation Pact with Nicaragua Russia Ratifies Military Cooperation Pact with Nicaragua “Nicaragua is becoming a Russian military base,” says opposition figure and former political prisoner Felix Maradiaga. Confidencial · 30 de April 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Reporters Without Borders: Media landscape in Nicaragua is “in ruins”. Reporters Without Borders: Media landscape in Nicaragua is “in ruins”. For the second consecutive year, Nicaragua is the Latin American country with the worst score in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index. Redacción Confidencial · 30 de April 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
The Sins of Luis Cañas, Operator of the Exile Machinery The Sins of Luis Cañas, Operator of the Exile Machinery The sanctioned Deputy Interior Minister is a central figure in the repression led by Rosario Murillo, including entry bans and political surveillance. Redacción Confidencial · 27 de April 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Farming on Foreign Soil: The Story of Nicaraguan Farmers Who Sow on Rented Land in Costa Rica Farming on Foreign Soil: The Story of Nicaraguan Farmers Who Sow on Rented Land in Costa Rica Without land of their own, Nicaraguan farmers in Costa Rica rent plots every six months to survive and keep the trade passed down from their parents Nicas Migrantes · 26 de April 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
“Economy of Discontent”: Behind the Mirage of the Ortega Regime’s Economic Well-Being “Economy of Discontent”: Behind the Mirage of the Ortega Regime’s Economic Well-Being The country’s macroeconomic stability conceals the reality of widespread discontent: low wages, an unaffordable basic food basket, and unreliable employment figures Iván Olivares · 23 de April 2026 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021