Nicaragua: Anti-Canal Leader Dies under Police Harassment

Octavio Ortega Arana was persecuted until his final day Octavio Ortega Arana, a leader of the anti-canal struggle, in a photo from January 2015. // Photo: Archive | CONFIDENCIAL The peasant leader led protests against the proposed expropriation of...

6 envoys present letters of credence to Lazarus Chakwera

FORMALITIES—Chakwera (right) shakes hands with KhanBy Wezzie Gausi: President Lazarus Chakwera Thursday received letters of credence from six newly accredited non-residential ambassadors and high commissioners, marking a renewed commitment to...

Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Protection After Costa Rica Assassination

More than 70 exiled Nicaraguans demanded international protection on Friday following the shooting death in Costa Rica of retired army officer Roberto Samcam, a prominent critic of the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo government. Major Roberto...

Nicaragua’s critic shot dead in exile in Costa Rica

MORAVIA, Costa Rica—A retired Nicaraguan soldier who has fiercely criticized President Daniel Ortega from exile was shot dead Thursday (Friday in Manila) in neighboring Costa Rica, his family and officials said. Major Roberto Samcam, 66, was...

Backstage Pass: Street Dogs of Nicaragua

World News in Brief: Türk speaks on sexual violence, Brazil floods up to date, nicaragues of human rights violations

“We do not meet the minimum requirements to prevent women from being reduced to silence and to support their participation and their leadership in … the construction of peace”, Mr. Türk said. 25 years ago, the UN Security advice adopted a...

Nicaragua: exile is the only means of survival for independent journalism

The systematic and relentless persecution orchestrated by the Ortega-Murillo regime has led to the closure, confiscation, and expulsion of hundreds of independent media outlets and journalists from the country. For many, exile has become the only...

The "Leo XIV Effect" Being Felt in Nicaragua

Since the summer of 2024, the Nicaraguan government had suspended most priestly ordinations in the country, marking a new stage in tensions between the Catholic Church and President Daniel Ortega’s regime. Suffice it to say, the ceremony on June 7...

Costa Rica Hunts for Nicaraguan Hit Squad After Exile’s Assassination

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investigating whether a hit squad tied to Nicaragua’s Ortega-Murillo regime is targeting exiled critics on its soil. The probe began after Roberto Samcam, a 66-year-old retired Nicaraguan army...

Nicaraguan opposition figure killed in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega was shot to death Thursday at his home in Costa Rica, authorities said. Roberto Samcam, 67, had been living in exile since July 2018...

International community must protect Nicaraguan opponents exiled in Costa Rica

Read the joint letter published on 23 June 2025 below: The 46/2 Collective denounces to the international community the assassination of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam Ruíz, which took place on 19 June in his home in San José, Costa...

Nicaraguan Pastor Recounts How Time in Prison Reinforced His Faith  

6/19/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In late December 2023, Nicaraguan Pastor Jose Luis Orozco Urrutia’s faith started being tested. He and 12 others associated with the Evangelical Christian organization Mountain Gateway were...

Nicaragua attends St. Petersburg Economic Forum

During the meeting, which will be held until June 21, the Nicaraguan representation will develop work in the medical, financial, parliamentary, media and cultural fields, among others. In addition, the agenda includes meetings with Russian...

Nicaraguan Critic Roberto Samcam Assassinated in Costa Rica

A retired Nicaraguan army officer and outspoken critic of the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo government was shot dead Thursday in Costa Rica, where he was living in exile. Major Roberto Samcam, 66, was gunned down by unknown assailants Thursday...

Nicaraguan opposition: Outspoken ex-military officer killed in exile

FILE - Anti-government demonstrators hold a banner featuring a group of Catholic cardinals including Nicaraguan Leopoldo Brenes, center right, and a quote from John Paul II that reads in Spanish, "The Church is the first to want peace!", during a...

Nicaraguan Accused of Assaulting ICE Officers in San Jose

A federal grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Nicaraguan national on charges of assaulting three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers at an ICE facility in San Jose in May. Morales was first charged in a May 2025...

World News in Brief: Türk speaks out on sexual violence, Brazil floods update, Nicaraguan human rights violations

“We are not meeting the minimum requirement to prevent women from being silenced, and support their participation and leadership in…building peace,” Mr. Türk said. 25 years ago, the UN Security Council passed a resolution which affirmed the vital...

Nicaraguan man accused of assaulting 3 ICE officers in San Jose

Immigration office on Blossom Hill Road in San Jose. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Nicaraguan man has been charged by federal prosecutors with assaulting three ICE officers in San Jose - specifically grabbing one of the deportation officer's testicles who...

Nicaraguan ex-military officer killed in exile in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam was killed on Thursday in Costa Rica, where he was living in exile, his wife and opposition parties said. Samcam, a retired Sandinista major, was shot to death in his condo on...

Nicaragua Grants Political Asylum to Panamanian Union Leader Amid Protests

The Nicaraguan government announced Wednesday that it has granted political asylum to a leader of Panama’s main construction union, who was facing an arrest warrant for alleged money laundering amid growing protests against Panamanian President...