The Latest Breaking News from Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua's crackdown on civil society groups draws international concern over human rights and democratic principles.

Nicaragua on Monday shuttered 1,500 NGOs, bringing to more than 5,000 the number of such entities scrapped in a crackdown on opponents by President Daniel Ortega.

Two countries expel each other’s ambassadors amid growing tensions between Lula and Venezuela’s Maduro

Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in response to diplomatic tensions, leading to frozen relations between the two countries.

Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega

The acquisition, valued at $140 million, involved a complex transaction that reportedly gave the ruling marriage more control over the country's sector

The move follows the playbook of Nicaragua's authoritarian ruler Daniel Ortega, who has already implemented such a measure

Thousands are flown to Managua or reach the country from the south before making their way further up north

This happened after the brother of Nicaraguan President Ortega, an opposition leader, spoke to the Argentine press about the government.

Nicaragua’s National Police appear to confirm that retired Gen. Humberto Ortega, brother of President Daniel Ortega, has been under guard since local media reports emerged two days earlier that police had surrounded his home

Daniel Ortega regime exiles Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios and her family from Nicaragua