The house of retired Nicaraguan Gen. Humberto Ortega, brother of President Daniel Ortega, has been under constant guard from police over the last few days.
The Daniel Ortega regime is one of the most brutal and repressive regimes in Latin America, with Nicaragua becoming very infamous for its brutal and often deadly put-downs of any form of dissent.
As the political and religious persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua continued, Pope Francis met with one of the bishops exiled by dictator Daniel Ortega.
The Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua continues its row with the Roman Catholic Church as it announced that it expelled imprisoned Bishop Rolando Alvarez and 18 other priests.
Costa Rica is home to many exiled Nicaraguans, from opposition members to journalists to priests affected by dictator Daniel Ortega's crackdown against all forms of dissent.
During his New Year's Day address at the Vatican, Pope Francis expressed concern over what is happening in Nicaragua as dictator Daniel Ortega continues his crackdown.
Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios's big win at the Miss Universe beauty pageant should have brought Nicaragua national pride. However, the regime under dictator Daniel Ortega is treating her like a pariah.
In a broad crackdown on opposition figures and the Catholic Church, Nicaragua authorities arrested a second bishop, Isidoro Mora, on Thursday, escalating tensions under President Daniel Ortega's government.
Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios cannot return home to Nicaragua. However, dictator Daniel Ortega's regime will reportedly agree to let her in on one condition.
Nicaragua has now officially left the Organization of American States. Shortly after, the US State Department blasted the conjugal dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
Haiti has announced that it will suspend all flights to Nicaragua following reports that the Daniel Ortega regime is using charter flights to send Haitian migrants to the US.
The United Nations has reported that human rights violations and persecution of the opposition have increased under President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.
The repression of the Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua continues as the government under President Daniel Ortega confiscated a prestigious university from the Jesuit order.
The dictatorial regime of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has closed down two Catholic universities and Caritas Nicaragua, a Catholic Church's aid organization.
