MASAYA, Nicaragua — It is the most irregular of armies. Armed only with homemade mortars, their features hidden behind scarves and ski masks, the fighters of Masaya crouched behind the barricades they ...

Indigenous communities residing in the northeastern region of Nicaragua are grappling with a growing menace posed by armed assailants resorting to kidnappings and violence to forcefully seize ...

The US government announced new sanctions Thursday against three Nicaraguan individuals in connection with ongoing violence and corruption. "Today's actions are in connection with the horrific ...

The United States on Tuesday accused Nicaraguas government of "repugnant" violence and repression against protesters demanding the ouster of President Daniel Ortega. The broadside, delivered in a ...

Funerals took place across Nicaragua on Friday for 16 people killed in one of the bloodiest days of protest in the country where weeks of anti-government demonstrations have left more than 100 dead.

November in the Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. November in the Americas saw ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — There are a relatively tiny number of Nicaraguans who decided to try their luck with the caravan of thousands of Central Americans, mostly Hondurans, currently making its way ...

MASAYA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police and masked gunmen clashed with anti-government protesters on Tuesday, leaving at least six dead following the suspension of peace talks to quell two months of ...

Members of Nicaragua's press demanded Thursday that the government of President Daniel Ortega put an end to slander, aggression and death threats against journalists covering repression against ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for international solidarity and support for Costa Rica and other countries hosting Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, as thousands of Nicaraguans flee ...