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Gioconda Belli Received the Carlos Fuentes Prize and Severely Criticized the Nicaraguan Regime

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

From the Palace of Fine Arts, he denounced Daniel Ortega’s government for reinstating a dictatorship “equal to or worse than Somoza’s.” The jury highlighted his ability to renew Hispanic-American poetry and his commitment to freedom and memory.Daniel Ortega · Buenos Aires Read Article

Ortega’s Mass Prisoner Releases Turn Nicaragua’s Jails Into Political Tools

Coverage: 2 sources

In Nicaragua, tens of thousands of prisoners have not just walked out of jail; they have walked into a political script. Over the last decade, the Ortega–Murillo government has freed more than 53,000 common prisoners under a programme called “family cohabitation”, which lets inmates serve the rest of their sentences at home. In 2025 alone, […]Daniel Ortega · Madrid See the Story

Eighty and Entrenched: Daniel Ortega's Bunker Birthday and the Nicaraguan Autocracy Time Built

Daniel Ortega turned 80 on November 11, and the celebratory hashtags sounded like a succession rehearsal. His long rule was built slowly. Only the 2018 street rebellion stripped the camouflage, exposing a government prepared to rule by fear, not consent. The post Eighty and Entrenched: Daniel Ortega’s Bunker Birthday and the Nicaraguan Autocracy Time Built appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua Read Article

Terror in the Land of Volcanoes. "Krupan and the Witch" Are Making Dozens of People Disappear - Seznam Zprávy

Former heroes of the Marxist-Leninist revolutionary movement, the Sandinistas, also end up in the hands of the secret services of Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo.Daniel Ortega · Czechia Read Article

Commander Daniel Celebrates His Life Working for the People

Co-President Commander Daniel Ortega celebrated his life working for the people, to win the fight against poverty, expressed Nicaraguan Co-President Rosario Murillo. “First and foremost, we wanted to express our deep gratitude for all the messages and expressions of affection that we received yesterday on the eightieth birthday of our Commander Daniel, as a demonstration of unity to continue defeating poverty. We celebrate his life working and u…Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua Read Article

Nicaraguan Opposition Faces Five Challenges · Global Voices

* Analysts and dissident leaders warn that the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo shows signs of internal decomposition, but that the opposition still lacks a clear strategy to recover democracy. ** Daniel Ortega's deteriorating health opens the stage for a possible short- or medium-term political transition, but without guarantees of democratization.Public Record / Washington Nicaragua's opposition faces challenges that it has no…Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua Read Article

Ortega and Murillo Release and Exhibit Political Prisoners in a u.s. Face-Washing Operation · Global Voices

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Nicaragua’s co-chairs, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, have resorted this Tuesday to an old tactic of face-washing: to release and exhibit political prisoners who were in a condition of enforced disappearance. The movement takes place on the eve of a crucial decision for the Sandinista regime: Donald Trump’s administration will have to determine whether to expel the Central American country from the DR-Cafta free trade agreement or impose 100…Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua Read Article

Gioconda Belli Laments in Mexico the Bad Memory of Those Who Support Daniel Ortega

Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli described the government of President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday as "decidatorship worse than Somoza's" and lamented the bad memory of those who support him. Gioconda Belli laments in Mexico the bad memory of those who support Daniel Ortega was first published in Proceso Digital.Daniel Ortega · Mexico Read Article

Nicaragua: Burial of the Sandinist Revolution – Tricontinental Centre · Global Voices

On 19 July 2025, presidential couple Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo marched over 36,000 students and 4,000 police and military officers, gathered at the Plaza de la Fe and arranged in blocks of 150 strictly ordained people to celebrate the dictators as absolute leaders of Nicaragua. The four-hour event was entirely intended to present Rosario Murillo as the co-chair on an equal footing, alongside Daniel Ortega. However, the (...) The South on…Daniel Ortega · Managua Read Article

Nicaragua Shifts From Censoring Speech To Controlling The Internet Itself

Coverage: 2 sources

Nicaragua has taken a quiet but decisive step: it is no longer satisfied with silencing what people say. It now seeks control over how their words travel. A new telecom law gives the state regulator, TELCOR, the power to demand traffic and location data from internet, mobile, and audiovisual providers. With that, authorities can see […]Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua See the Story

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Gioconda Belli Received the Carlos Fuentes Prize and Severely Criticized the Nicaraguan Regime

Ortega’s Mass Prisoner Releases Turn Nicaragua’s Jails Into Political Tools

Eighty and Entrenched: Daniel Ortega's Bunker Birthday and the Nicaraguan Autocracy Time Built

Terror in the Land of Volcanoes. "Krupan and the Witch" Are Making Dozens of People Disappear - Seznam Zprávy

Commander Daniel Celebrates His Life Working for the People

Nicaraguan Opposition Faces Five Challenges · Global Voices

Ortega and Murillo Release and Exhibit Political Prisoners in a u.s. Face-Washing Operation · Global Voices

Gioconda Belli Laments in Mexico the Bad Memory of Those Who Support Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua: Burial of the Sandinist Revolution – Tricontinental Centre · Global Voices

Nicaragua Shifts From Censoring Speech To Controlling The Internet Itself

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Gioconda Belli Received the Carlos Fuentes Prize and Severely Criticized the Nicaraguan Regime

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Commander Daniel Celebrates His Life Working for the People

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Ortega and Murillo Release and Exhibit Political Prisoners in a u.s. Face-Washing Operation · Global Voices

Gioconda Belli Laments in Mexico the Bad Memory of Those Who Support Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua: Burial of the Sandinist Revolution – Tricontinental Centre · Global Voices

Nicaragua Shifts From Censoring Speech To Controlling The Internet Itself