Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who rose to the presidency of Nicaragua in 1990, presenting herself as a unity figure in the wake of civil war and becoming the first woman elected to govern a Central ...

As president, Chamorro managed to bring to an end a civil war that had raged for much of the 1980s as US-backed rebels known as the ‘Contras’ fought the leftist Sandinista government. That conflict ...

Two days after he ended the truce in Nicaragua's Civil War, President Daniel Ortega has confirmed that his troops are engaged in a major offensive against the American-backed contra guerillas in ...

The long list of victims under Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s experiment in totalitarianism continues to grow. Hundreds of his political adversaries and civil society leaders have been ...

Nicaragua has become one of the 20 most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, according to the International Christian Concern's (ICC) Global Religious Persecution Index. The regime's ...

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, an unlikely leader whose rise was fueled by her husband's murder, championed regional development and peace after years of civil war.

Nicaragua has revoked the registration of 1,500 non-profit organizations, the latest in a years-long crackdown in the small Central American nation.

While the targeting of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners was among the more high-profile instances of civil death tactics recorded lately, these efforts are widespread.

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after years of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died today at the age of 95, her family said. Chamorro, who ruled the ...

Nicaragua’s independent newspaper, Confidencial, now forced to operate in exile, reports that among 1,500 recently canceled civil society organizations, at least 10 served or sheltered the elderly.

Nicaragua has revoked the registration of 1,500 non-profit organizations, the latest in a years-long crackdown in the small Central American nation.

Civil liberties in Nicaragua have shrunk dramatically under the longtime leadership of authoritarian President Daniel Ortega, who claimed a fifth term in 2021. In recent years, his government has ...