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Nicaragua: 90% Feel Constant Surveillance Under Ortega Regime
A new poll reveals that 90% of Nicaraguans feel constantly surveilled by the Ortega-Murillo regime through a network of police, paramilitary groups, and political structures, intensifying social control and repression.
Nicaragua: 90% Feel Constant Surveillance Under Ortega Regime
A new poll reveals that 90% of Nicaraguans feel constantly surveilled by the Ortega-Murillo regime through a network of police, paramilitary groups, and political structures, intensifying social control and repression.
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52% Bias Score
Nicaraguan Schools Used for Political Indoctrination
Nicaraguan preschoolers pose with toy weapons at a school event promoting the Sandinista legacy and praising President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, part of a government-led indoctrination effort violating education law and suppressing critical thinking.
Nicaraguan Schools Used for Political Indoctrination
Nicaraguan preschoolers pose with toy weapons at a school event promoting the Sandinista legacy and praising President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, part of a government-led indoctrination effort violating education law and suppressing critical thinking.
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68% Bias Score
Ortega Reappearance Follows Intensified Crackdown in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reappeared after a 25-day absence, showing signs of age but continuing his harsh rhetoric against opponents; simultaneously, his regime launched a major crackdown on the military and judiciary, further consolidating its totalitarian power and stripping citizens of ...
Ortega Reappearance Follows Intensified Crackdown in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reappeared after a 25-day absence, showing signs of age but continuing his harsh rhetoric against opponents; simultaneously, his regime launched a major crackdown on the military and judiciary, further consolidating its totalitarian power and stripping citizens of ...
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68% Bias Score
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Over 250 Nicaraguan Officials
The United States announced visa restrictions on over 250 Nicaraguan officials on April 18th, 2025, marking seven years since a violent crackdown on protests, adding to over 2,000 officials already sanctioned for human rights abuses and the regime's use of migration as a political weapon.
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Over 250 Nicaraguan Officials
The United States announced visa restrictions on over 250 Nicaraguan officials on April 18th, 2025, marking seven years since a violent crackdown on protests, adding to over 2,000 officials already sanctioned for human rights abuses and the regime's use of migration as a political weapon.
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64% Bias Score
Murillo's Military Control Solidifies Ortega Regime's Power in Nicaragua
Nicaragua's co-president, Rosario Murillo, assumed direct control over the Armed Forces, further consolidating the Ortega-Murillo regime's power. A new military code grants her supreme authority, while the regime legalized a 76,800-strong paramilitary force, raising serious human rights concerns.
Murillo's Military Control Solidifies Ortega Regime's Power in Nicaragua
Nicaragua's co-president, Rosario Murillo, assumed direct control over the Armed Forces, further consolidating the Ortega-Murillo regime's power. A new military code grants her supreme authority, while the regime legalized a 76,800-strong paramilitary force, raising serious human rights concerns.
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56% Bias Score
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
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68% Bias Score
Nicaraguan Opposition Reports Death of Political Prisoner Carlos Cárdenas
Opposition groups in Nicaragua reported the death of lawyer Carlos Cárdenas, who was imprisoned 15 days prior to his death, highlighting a pattern of deaths in custody among political opponents of the Ortega-Murillo regime.
Nicaraguan Opposition Reports Death of Political Prisoner Carlos Cárdenas
Opposition groups in Nicaragua reported the death of lawyer Carlos Cárdenas, who was imprisoned 15 days prior to his death, highlighting a pattern of deaths in custody among political opponents of the Ortega-Murillo regime.
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48% Bias Score
Nicaragua Withdraws from UN Refugee Agency, Deepening International Isolation
The Nicaraguan government, under Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has withdrawn from the UN Refugee Agency (ACNUR), adding to its recent isolation from six other international organizations, including UNESCO, following the latter's award to La Prensa newspaper. This action reflects the regime's su...
Nicaragua Withdraws from UN Refugee Agency, Deepening International Isolation
The Nicaraguan government, under Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has withdrawn from the UN Refugee Agency (ACNUR), adding to its recent isolation from six other international organizations, including UNESCO, following the latter's award to La Prensa newspaper. This action reflects the regime's su...
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60% Bias Score
Nicaragua Police Subordinate Judges, Violating Judicial Independence
A Nicaraguan police circular, effective May 2024, requires police approval for all judicial orders regarding property seizures, effectively subordinating judges to the police and violating the constitution, further consolidating the Ortega-Murillo regime's control.
Nicaragua Police Subordinate Judges, Violating Judicial Independence
A Nicaraguan police circular, effective May 2024, requires police approval for all judicial orders regarding property seizures, effectively subordinating judges to the police and violating the constitution, further consolidating the Ortega-Murillo regime's control.
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52% Bias Score
UN Report Names 54 Nicaraguan Officials in Human Rights Abuses
A UN report names 54 Nicaraguan officials involved in human rights abuses since 2018, including torture, arbitrary detentions, and forced disappearances, resulting in over 350 deaths and nearly 900,000 displaced Nicaraguans.
UN Report Names 54 Nicaraguan Officials in Human Rights Abuses
A UN report names 54 Nicaraguan officials involved in human rights abuses since 2018, including torture, arbitrary detentions, and forced disappearances, resulting in over 350 deaths and nearly 900,000 displaced Nicaraguans.
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60% Bias Score
Nicaragua Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
The Nicaraguan government withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council on February 27th, 2024, citing a critical report on its human rights record and a recent constitutional reform that further centralized power under President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo. This follows a pattern o...
Nicaragua Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
The Nicaraguan government withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council on February 27th, 2024, citing a critical report on its human rights record and a recent constitutional reform that further centralized power under President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo. This follows a pattern o...
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44% Bias Score
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
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64% Bias Score
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