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Biden Declares Another “National Emergency” Because of the Threat Posed by Tiny Nicaragua
In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had ...
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Yet again, RSF warns against the growing repression of journalists in Nicaragua as two more are arrested
Journalists Leo Cárcamo Herrera and Elsbeth D'Anda were recently arrested by the Nicaraguan authorities. These detentions ...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police
The reform of the Military Code and the National Police Law subordinate the armed forces to the presidential couple’s wishes, ...
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Daniel Ortega amends Nicaragua Constitution, expands his power
Nicaragua's parliament approved a constitutional reform that strengthened the control of President Daniel Ortega and his wife ...
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Nicaragua Defies Global Sanctions with Controversial Law
Nicaragua's parliament passed a law to nullify foreign sanctions against high-ranking officials within the country, including ...
Jurist2d
UN warns of Nicaragua constitutional amendment granting president ‘virtually unlimited’ power
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel ...
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Nicaragua’s ‘co-presidents’ set to further consolidate power
Nicaragua’s legislature appears set to approve a constitutional amendment that would elevate the wife of the country’s leader to a new role as “co-president.” Opposition leader Félix Maradiaga, now in ...
Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife ...
Nicaragua's Ortega Seeks to Expand Presidential Powers
(Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform to expand presidential powers over other ...
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Nicaragua’s constitutional reform to transform the State passes initial debate
Nicaragua's National Assembly unanimously approved a constitutional reform that gives President Daniel Ortega sweeping powers ...
Ortega’s constitutional changes will turn Nicaragua into a tropical North Korea | Opinion
Oppenheimer: Nicaraguan dictator’s draft Constitution will officially turn his country into a police state. Here’s what it ...
Nicaragua: President Ortega, wife to be granted new powers
Lawmakers in Nicaragua endorsed the constitutional reform which would expand presidential terms and promote Daniel Ortega's ...