Student representative Lesther Alemán interrupts Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Managua, Nicaragua, in 2018. Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures on Tuesday ...

How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua 13:38. Last November, a country with a long, complicated history with the U.S. held its presidential election.

With hundreds of the country’s reporters in exile, the press is under pressure like never before. But this outlet is ...

A U.N.-backed panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government, led by Socialist President Daniel Ortega, of human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity." ...

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega has tightened his grip on power by making dozens of arrests of political opponents, journalists and protesters. Sunday, 60 Minutes speaks to the wives of two ...

More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, nearly all of them prominent government critics jailed in President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on ...

Daniel Ortega was never the most charismatic Sandinista leader. He was not a great military strategist; his younger brother, Humberto, who went on to become defense minister, was known for that.

Nicaragua’s upcoming election on November 7 is expected to hold no surprises, after strongman president Daniel Ortega spent most of the year tightening his grip on the country.. With seven ...

Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the elections were a sham.

Daniel Ortega, a 34-year-old member of the Las Vegas Athletic Club, killed one person and wounded three more when he opened fire inside the gym on Friday afternoon, according to police.

Daniel Ortega campaigns to become the United States’ least-favorite Latin American leader. By Christopher Beam. April 20, 2009 6:52 PM. Daniel Ortega. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...