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FILE - President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, U.N. report finds

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Socialism' hatred of God and science illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

At the heart of socialism: Hatred of God

By Robert Knight

FILE - Nicaraguan police have their picture taken with President Daniel Ortega, in Masaya, Nicaragua, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cristobal Venegas, File)

Nicaragua’s parliament moves to abolish elections under Ortega’s order, fueling criticisms

By Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaragua’s President Ortega moves to extend his 20-year rule and says no elections anytime soon

By Anna-Catherine Brigida - Associated Press

Nicaragua and freedom of religion illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Nicaragua’s war on religion

By Emilio T. Gonzalez

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters as his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo applauds, in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

U.S. sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban

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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo lead a rally in Managua, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

U.S. sanctions sons of Nicaragua’s leaders and officials in the country’s gold industry

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Nicaraguan presidential candidate Violeta Chamorro raises her arms as she receives a warm welcome during her visit to Miami on Sept. 17, 1989. Barrios de Chamorro, a simple housewife thrust into Nicaraguan politics by the assassination of her husband and who, as president, ended a civil war, died on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in San José, Costa Rica, her family said in a statement. She was 95. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Nicaragua’s former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says

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Body worn camera footage shows an officer pointing his weapon outside the Las Vegas Athletic Club as Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser looks on at Metro headquarters Monday, May 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Police identify victim and gunman in Las Vegas gym shooting

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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 14, 2021. (Adalberto Roque, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Nicaragua releases 135 political prisoners to Guatemala, White House says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A poster featuring Bishop Rolando Alvarez and Pope Francis hangs inside the Cathedral in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Aug. 19, 2022. Nicaragua has released and sent 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Bishop Álvarez was not among the names of the priests released. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon, File)

House panel chairman demands release of imprisoned Nicaraguan Catholic bishop

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

U.S. slams Daniel Ortega, wife as Nicaragua ditches hemisphere’s Organization of American States

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega's war against Catholicism illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Nicaragua’s cruel war against Catholicism

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order, confiscates all property

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Demonstrators protest outside the Jesuit-run Universidad Centroamericana, UCA, demanding the university's allocation of its share of 6% of the national budget in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 2, 2018. The Jesuits announced Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, that Nicaragua's government has confiscated the UCA, one of the region's most highly regarded colleges. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits

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The Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua, on May 26, 2018. Colombia's government has called on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, for action from International Criminal Court on Nicaragua's recent violations by stripping from their nationality more the 300 Nicaraguans. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ** FILE **

Nicaragua’s campaign against Catholic Church draws rebuke

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Police stand guard at a holding center known as "El Chipote," associated with torture during the Somoza dictatorship (1937-1979) and officially called the Judicial Assistance Directorate, as they face demonstrators, on the other side of the fence, protesting the arrests of anti-government protesters in Managua, Nicaragua, April 25, 2018. Some 222 inmates, considered by many to be political prisoners, were on a flight to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 9, 2023 after they were “unilaterally” released, according to a senior Biden administration official. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to U.S.

By Gabriela Selser and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

A motorcyclist rides past a mural of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and revolutionary hero Cesar Augusto Sandino during general elections in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Ortega seeks a fourth consecutive term against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sit in jail. (AP Photo/Andres Nunes)

Nicaragua’s Ortega seeks reelection after jailing rivals

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In this file photo, President Ebrahim Raisi defends his proposed ministers in a session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Iran's hard-liner dominated parliament Wednesday voted to approve most of the proposed ministers of the newly elected president. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Iranian, Nicaraguan leaders pledge joint fight against U.S. sanctions

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks next to first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo during the inauguration ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaragua’s descent into dictatorship vexes Biden’s pro-democracy agenda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times