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How Daniel Ortega ‘demolished’ democracy in Nicaragua
This Sunday, Nicaragua will hold an election the United States calls a "sham." President Daniel Ortega is seeking a fourth consecutive term and has made sure to silence the opposition before the first vote is cast. He has locked up…
International criticism of Nicaragua crackdown grows
Fifty-nine countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council signed onto a statement Tuesday expressing concern over arbitrary arrests and the restriction of fundamental rights.
Nicaragua arrests 5 more opposition leaders in crackdown
The moves over the weekend suggest Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential opposition candidates in the Nov. 7 elections, and has begun arresting any prominent member of the opposition. Sunday's arrests bring to 12 the number of opponents detained since…
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Battered by storms, Central Americans struggle to survive amid COVID-19
During the past three weeks two massive hurricanes -- Eta and Iota -- have slammed into Central America causing devastation to a region already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nick Schifrin reports on how many across Central America are still…
Here are some organizations working to alleviate the crisis throughout the region, and others offering aid to specific communities in need.
The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota is becoming clear as communications are restored after the second Category 4 hurricane in two weeks to blast Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast.
In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.
The storm had weakened from the Category 4 hurricane that battered the coast, but it was moving so slowly and dumping so much rain that much of Central America was on high alert. Eta had sustained winds of 50 mph…
The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta has moved ashore in Nicaragua with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow.
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