Amid mounting U.S. pressure on Caribbean dictatorships, the son of Nicaragua’s rulers joined the Russian ambassador in marking the 12th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
New Fortress Energy Near Bankruptcy, Bets on Nicaragua Gas Plant Launch in October 2026
The company plans to restructure approximately US$5.7 billion of its debt under a legal framework in the United Kingdom
British Billionaire Nick Candy Meets Ortega’s Son in Nicaragua Despite UK Sanctions on Regime
Mining investor and Metals Exploration chairman Nick Candy held talks with Laureano Ortega as Nicaragua’s gold sector faces scrutiny over growing Chinese influence
Richard Grenell, Trump Ally, Warns of Sanctions on Nicaragua’s Mining Industry Over Confiscation of U.S. Company
Grenell is targeting Nicaragua over the confiscation of a U.S. company and its transfer to Chinese control
“Karmic” Prisoners
Individuals such as Bayardo Arce, Álvaro Baltodano, and other Sandinista figures who once operated within the dictatorship—even at the highest levels—but who are now victims of the regime, are not political prisoners, they can be called «karmic» prisoners
Nicaragua Revokes U.S. Mining Concession After $80 Million Plant Seizure, Granting Rights to Chinese-linked Firm
The Ortega-Murillo regime revoked BHMB Mining’s 2,500-hectare La Guadalupana concession and granted it to a newly created Chinese-linked firm
Ortega–Murillo Government Hands 8.5% of Nicaragua’s Territory to Chinese Mining Companies
A report by Fundación del Río found 71 mining concessions covering more than one million hectares in Nicaragua, in a sector directly controlled by the Ortega–Murillo family
UN Experts: Nicaragua Runs Spy Network in Five Countries Targeting Opposition, Led by Rosario Murillo
Specialists from the UN’s Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN) say diplomatic missions host intelligence personnel who report directly to Rosario Murillo
Illegal Gold Mining by Nicaraguan Artisanal Miners Causes Major Environmental Damage in Costa Rica’s Conchudita Hill
Costa Rica’s La Nación documented widespread environmental damage from illegal mining, with clear signs of destruction
UN Experts Accuse Ortega-Murillo Regime of Funding Transnational Repression and Global Spy Network
A report based on 73 interviews and more than 1,700 documents says Nicaragua’s government has built a transnational repression system to surveil and intimidate exiled dissidents.