A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.

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A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.

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They Helped Oust a Dictator. Now the New Regime Is Coming for Them.

President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and his wife, who is co-president, have been arresting longtime loyalists, in an apparent quest to ensure no one outside the family rises to power.

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Refugees Worry: Is Nicaragua Running Assassination Operations in Costa Rica?

After a Nicaraguan human rights activist who had fled to Costa Rica was killed, concern has grown that the Ortega government may be targeting its enemies abroad.

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U.S. Urges Americans to Steer Clear of Nicaragua

Despite a flurry of positive reports in the travel press, U.S. officials say Americans should avoid Nicaragua because it’s an authoritarian regime.

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