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    • Sunday, 25 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      Nicaragua cracks down on Catholic Church

      Daniel Ortega’s regime targets last bastion of dissent with trial of outspoken bishop of Matagalpa

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      News in-depthPress freedom
      Press freedoms erode under Central America’s strongmen

      Arrest of prominent journalist in Guatemala highlights the increasing threats from authoritarian rulers

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      Taiwan
      Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognises Beijing

      US blasts Managua’s decision while Taipei says it will halt all co-operation and aid projects

    • Sunday, 7 November, 2021
      Ortega crushes opponents to win ‘pantomime’ Nicaragua election

      Biden condemns vote and hints at more sanctions against authoritarian regime

    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      Nicaragua’s government accused by Facebook of running social media troll farm

      Company says it took down hundreds of accounts, pages and groups ahead of Sunday’s election

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      ObituaryEnrique Bolaños
      Enrique Bolaños, president and businessman, 1928-2021

      Nicaraguan leader who battled corruption but failed to curb the country’s inequality

    • Saturday, 12 June, 2021
      News in-depth
      Daniel Ortega tightens his grip as Nicaragua prepares for election

      Veteran Latin American strongman has arrested opponents as he ensures a fourth presidential term

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Central America needs a bold gesture from the US

      Tackling soaring migration means helping to alleviate its root causes

    • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Latin America needs better leaders after Covid

      Populists of the left and right will not help the world’s worst-hit region

    • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
      Daniel Ortega tightens screws on opponents as Nicaragua polls loom

      President pushes through new laws and pressures media and human rights groups

    • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
      Nicaragua raises alarm with repressive draft laws

      Critics accuse Ortega of trying to stamp out resistance ahead of elections next year

    • Saturday, 3 October, 2020
      HTSI
      HTSI editor’s letter: fashion, art and undercrackers

      This issue unveils a Roman conquest, a new gallery and made-to-measure pants

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      HTSI
      Destination Nicaragua: a country on the brink of extraordinary change

      This little-known jewel in Latin America has been a no-no on the travel advisory list since 2018. It shouldn’t be

    • Friday, 17 April, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      The ‘Ostrich Alliance’: leaders denying coronavirus threat

      Four strongmen stand apart while the rest of the world takes drastic action to stop the pandemic spreading

    • Friday, 13 March, 2020
      Latin America holidays
      A beacon of hope on Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast

      Rancho Santana, a cattle ranch turned laidback resort, is attempting to draw visitors back to the country’s Pacific beaches

    • Friday, 6 March, 2020
      Obituary
      Ernesto Cardenal, Marxist poet and priest, 1925-2020

      A revolutionary Nicaraguan mystic with his feet firmly on the ground

    • Monday, 20 January, 2020
      US immigration
      Mexican police clash with Central American caravan

      Crackdown is aimed at staving off Trump threat of tariffs on exports

    • Monday, 1 April, 2019
      Press freedom
      Journalists under attack: press coalition highlights ‘most urgent’ cases

      Group of leading news organisations releases its second list

    • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
      Nicaragua set for crisis talks to avoid expulsion from regional group

      Mexico agrees to mediate as veteran rebel leader Daniel Ortega faces biggest challenge

    • Sunday, 30 September, 2018
      World
      Nicaragua issues new warning to protesters

      Government declares demonstrations illegal and vows to prevent more violence

    • Wednesday, 5 September, 2018
      News in-depthWorld
      UN under siege in Central America

      Crises in Guatemala and Nicaragua pose test for global agencies as well as Donald Trump

    • Monday, 3 September, 2018
      Jude Webber
      A rebuilt Managua cannot escape its violent past

      Brutal protests give young Nicaraguans a painful reminder of their capital’s history

    • Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
      Human rights
      UN report calls for ‘urgent action’ on Nicaragua human rights crisis
    • Wednesday, 22 August, 2018
      The Big ReadJude Webber
      Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega’s last stand?

      As deadly protests against the president continue, critics say he now resembles the dictator he replaced

    • Friday, 17 August, 2018
      World
      Anti-Ortega protests leave Nicaraguans living under the volcano

      Fragile calm returns after roadblocks are broken up but few believe unrest is over

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