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Nicaragua arrests 40 opposition figures in new round-up of critics
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe opposition figures were detained on Wednesday night, taken to the capital Managua to be charged,...
Defiant Ortega frees political prisoners in Nicaragua, expels them to U.S
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoMANAGUA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to...
In title bout, 'Chocolatito' fights for Nicaragua leader Daniel Ortega
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoWhen Nicaragua's boxing great Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez struts into a glitzy U.S. ring bidding to...
Nicaragua´s Catholic Church says priest detained as crackdown intensifies
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe diocese of Siuna, around 185 miles (300 km) northeast of Managua, said in a statement on Sunday evening that priest Oscar Benavidez had been detained. The government has shut down Catholic ...
San Sebastian New Directors Section to Feature Carmen Jaquier, Laura Baumeister, Dinara Drukarova
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThree buzzy titles, all turning on women carving out their own destinies – Carmen Jaquier’s...
Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoPope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an...