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Half a Million Nicaraguan Migrants Need Political Asylum in the US

Experts warn: The vast majority have not yet applied for asylum, amid an electoral debate that aims to impose more immigration restrictions.

Ortega Accuses Bankers of Being “Accomplices” of Nicaraguans Whose Assets Were Confiscated

Ortega justified the illegal confiscations by calling them “seizures” after the Attorney General’s Office said the properties now belong to the state

Nicaraguan Attorney General’s Office Tries to Justify Confiscations Worth Millions

The PGR argues that in the confiscations, the “restoration of state ownership over properties that individuals were improperly using” prevailed

US Sanctions Nicaragua-Based Russian Training Center and Two Gold Mining Companies

The US has imposed sanctions on a Russian Training Center in Managua, and two mining companies. Visas of 250 government officials also restricted

Police Surround Humberto Ortega’s House, Seize Computers and Cellphones

The dictatorship imposes a “de facto house arrest” regime on the former Army chief, under which more than 100 citizens have been held since May 2023

US Warns Airlines and Travel Agents About Irregular Migration from Managua

US authorities lament the implementation of “permissive migration policies” by the Ortega-Murillo regime.

Strong Explosions from Concepcion Volcano on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

INETER authorities said the volcanic activity does not pose “major risks” and categorizes the impact of the phenomenon as “medium to low”

Lesther Aleman’s Journey from a Nicaraguan Prison to Exile

Lesther Aleman, Nicaraguan student leader and political activist, addresses the 16th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

From Teaching at University in Nicaragua to Working “Any Job it Takes” to Survive in Costa Rica

Their days in front of the classrooms in Nicaragua are over. Today they work advising monographs, baking bread, or ironing clothes in Costa Rica