The aircraft, coming from the United Arab Emirates, was immobilized on the runway of Vatry Airport after authorities received an ‘anonymous tip.’ Since early December, charter flights from Europe have been arriving in Managua.
China’s Growing Strategic Position in Nicaragua
After resuming diplomatic ties in 2021, the relationship got off to a slow start but has recently picked up steam.
China and Nicaragua agree to elevate their relations to the level of a «strategic partnership»
The decision was formalized after Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega.
Series | Attacks, persecution, and financial strangulation: The methods of the dictatorship to undermine the Catholic Church
LA PRENSA presents the second article in a series that deeply explores the dictatorship’s persecution of the Catholic Church. These articles won’t be published consecutively, yet they aim to preserve for posterity this dark period in our history. In this second installment, we explain the methods employed by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo to silence and corner the Church
Kevin Sullivan, the American diplomat who dealt with the Nicaraguan regime in the midst of the sociopolitical crisis
Kevin Sullivan became a key figure from day one of his mission, which began in November 2018, in the middle of a Human Rights crisis
«You have to send a screenshot with your vote.» Public sector workers forced to vote for Ortega in a poll
The votes obtained through coercion keep the dictator as the «most influential Latin American leader in the region» in 2023, according to a poll by a Russian news agency.
Senator Marco Rubio urges Pope Francis to intercede for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.
The U.S. Republican senator from Florida has urged Pope Francis to escalate efforts for the «immediate and unconditional» release of the Nicaraguan bishop.
Ortega requests Nicolás Maduro´s support in the Human Rights session in Geneva
The Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela is one of the few in the western hemisphere that still supports Ortega.
«If my daughter returns to Nicaragua, she will be jailed»: mother of the journalist who could be deported from the U.S.
On December 12th, Montes will face her final hearing where the judge will decide her situation. The Nicaraguan has been in custody since last April.
Charter flights from Europe arrive in Managua with Africans heading towards the United States
Tourism entrepreneurs believe that the charter flights arriving from Europe to Managua are carrying Africans heading towards the United States.
