Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer" police force on Friday, ...

The new Constitution tailored by the presidential couple legitimizes the ‘volunteer police’ and gives the Sandinista flag ...

Ten of the country’s 15 regions lack any type of journalists, who have been expelled, persecuted, or detained by the Ortega ...

Bishop Álvarez, whose homilies denounced the excesses of the Ortega-Murillo government, is perhaps the most prominent voice ...

The Nicaraguan government has sworn in over 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new volunteer police unit, sparking ...

More than 2,000 Nicaraguan civilians wearing masks to conceal their faces were sworn in this week as what authorities called "volunteer police," but which exiled opposition figures said amounted to ...

In a continued assault on civil society and religious freedom, Nicaragua's government dissolved multiple nonprofit ...

Independent journalists face exile, arrest and disappearances under government led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua has become one of the 20 most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, according to the International ...

The migration issue could be a point of conflict between the administrations of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Save the Children International said Wednesday that it was closing its operations in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega has overseen a clampdown on nonprofit, rights and religious groups.

A worsening crackdown on independent media by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government saw 46 journalists forced into ...