Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

Claudia Vargas, Roberto Samcam’s wife, together with her children and other loved ones at his funeral on June 22nd. The retired Nicaraguan Army Major was assassinated in Costa Rica, where he was exiled. Photo: Ivan Olivares / Confidencial The...

Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason

A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of “treason against the homeland,” his family denounced on Saturday, saying they had not known his whereabouts since he was detained by police in May....

Everything To Know About Volcano Boarding In Nicaragua

Picture it. After a grueling 45-minute to one-hour hike up Nicaragua’s youngest volcano, Cerro Negro, you get to reward yourself with the thrill of a lifetime: volcano boarding. Similar to the winter recreational activity of snowboarding and the...

Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?

Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...

Nicaragua: Ex-Military Officer Gets 50 Years for Treason

Aníbal Rivas Reed was sentenced while in forced dissapearance Aníbal Martín Rivas Reed, Nicaraguan political prisoner and former military officer. //Photo: Taken from social media. The family of the former military officer denounces cruel...

Nicaragua and Mexico Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.7%, the Lowest in America

Banana production in Nicaragua. Photo: X June 28, 2025 Hour: 3:32 pm In May 2025, Nicaragua and Mexico recorded, according to official figures, one of the lowest unemployment rates on the continent, at 2.7%. RELATED: Nicaragua and China Break...

Guatemala Offers Asylum to Nicaraguan Migrants Deported by U.S.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced on Friday that his country will grant asylum to Nicaraguan migrants deported by the United States who do not wish to return to their country due to the political situation. In an agreement signed...

Nicaragua crackdown on Christianity deepens amid political power grab

The Christ of the Mercy statue in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. (Photo: Getty/iStock) A new policy brief released by Open Doors has exposed as a systematic campaign of repression against Christian communities in Nicaragua. The publication of the...

Nicaragua officially requests observer status in the EAEU — presidential envoy

MINSK, June 26. /TASS/. Nicaragua has officially requested the status of an observer in the Eurasian Economic Union, Nicaraguan Presidential Envoy Laureano Ortega Murillo said at the group’s meeting in Belarus. "Nicaragua has officially requested...

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest

Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by land deals that allow settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and cattle ranching. Without government support,...

Nicaraguan teenager in Sligo creates prize-winning art inspired by his personal history

Seventeen-year-old Rodrigo Collado García and his family have been seeking asylum in Ireland for the past three years. Prior to taking part in The Mary Elmes Prize in Holocaust Students, Rodrigo’s knowledge of the Holocaust was limited. But that...

Political Persecution of Nicaraguans Crosses Borders

and is “recurring,” says UN Human Rights Office Exterior of the United Nations Human Rights Council. //Photo: EFE | Confidencial Entry bans and denial of consular services are part of the persecution targeting exiled Nicaraguans. By Confidencial...

Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua’s president, 1929-2025

An artist in N.L. hopes his paintings of streets dogs in Nicaragua helps local ones at the SPCA

Nicaragua’s total exports grow 11.57 percent

According to the Informe Pastran bulletin, which cites a report from the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Commerce, arranged by the General Directorate of Foreign Trade, the increase is driven by key sectors such as raw gold and green...

Nicaragua Salutes Venezuela on 204th Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo: A Shared Legacy of Sovereignty and Resistance

Solidarity and sovereignty: Nicaragua salutes Venezuela’s historic victory at Carabobo.Photo:EFE. June 24, 2025 Hour: 10:15 pm On the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, Nicaragua honors Venezuela’s historic victory as a symbol of...

Violence in Costa Rica and the Rush to Blame Nicaragua

by Kelly Nelson and Roger D. Harris / June 26th, 2025 Traditionally regarded as safe for visitors, Costa Rica has recently become Central America’s second most dangerous country, with 400 homicides recorded so far this year. The violence is...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov meets with the Special Representative of the Co-Presidents and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua

26 June 2025 On June 26, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, met with the Special Representative of the Co-Presidents of Nicaragua for investment, trade and international cooperation, Laureano Facundo...

UN Envoy Raps US, Israeli Attempts to Justify War on Iran

In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and President of the UN Security Council Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on June 30, Saeed Iravani condemned the Israeli and American attempts to justify their recent war of aggression against Iran....

Trump administration ends protected status for Haitian immigrants

Haitian immigrants who fled chaos and violence to start new lives in the U.S. have wondered if and when the Trump administration would start deporting them. They got their answer Friday, June 27: Their Temporary Protected Status ends Sept. 2. The...