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… as liberals. At Politico , Nahal Toosi looks at the deteriorating human rights situation in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega, still leader of the Sandanistas, and his wife and Vice …

… We weren't that far away from the terrible 1980s wars in Central America — the contra war in Nicaragua, the bloody civil war in El Salvador. But it also felt like a different era was …

… suffered threats or were forced from their homes by land grabbers. In countries like Colombia, Nicaragua and the Philippines, which had some of the highest per-capita murder rates, logging, …

… it was extending the status for TPS beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan until Dec. 31, 2022. Congress is currently looking at a variety of …

… Catholic News Service … Church leaders in Nicaragua said "the political and social situation must not continue the same" as the country … and peace commission said the church "wants to be a voice of encouragement and hope" in Nicaragua. The commission also hoped for a "homeland that respects human rights, freedom of the … for the Archdiocese of Managua. "We don't have any kind of independence. It's still an ideal." Nicaragua arrives at its bicentennial amid political repression as the regime of President Daniel …

… world, from Colombia to Congo to Kiribati. Colombia had the highest number, at 65, and joined Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and the Philippines on the list of the five countries with the … were against Indigenous people, including massacres that opened and closed the year. In Nicaragua, where non-Indigenous settlers have been encroaching on Indigenous territory around the …

… was Dominican Sr. Marjorie Tuite , whose portfolio included international ecumenical work in Nicaragua and with Church Women United, as well as myriad domestic efforts to end racism, war and …

… regional offices, many local chapters, and went on peace missions to Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Pax Christi USA, which is based in Washington, …

… Catholic News Service … The political, economic and social crisis in Nicaragua "is reaching a flashpoint" and "is more than likely to lead to more violence and … and its political prisoners, which the committee described as "the human cost of repression in Nicaragua." Witness Victoria Cárdenas testified that because her husband, Juan Sebastián … and there is an open warrant for my arrest." "It is clear that Ortega is using every part of Nicaragua's institutions, including its judicial system," she said, "to not only persecute those …

… justify the arrest of opponents. In June, Mexico and Argentina recalled their ambassadors to Nicaragua for consultations, and the Organization of American States passed a resolution … been arrested. They are just two of what Josefina Vijil said were 134 political prisoners in Nicaragua. "It is impossible to commemorate an uprising that demanded liberty and justice (even …

… using these methods if there is a slaughter of the people? He has the support of Venezuela, Nicaragua and maybe even Argentina to come into Cuba," she said. The tone of the July 11 protests …

… propose or plan economic blockades, applaud and champion the imposition of sanctions against Nicaragua or its citizens.” Those accused “will be traitors to the homeland, and for that reason … said. “I am here, waiting for them to come for me.” In a five-page letter dated June 11, Nicaragua's nine Catholic bishops had called for unity and for democratic principles to prevail … the people and where representative bodies should be subject to effective control by society." Nicaragua’s National Police arrested the four opposition pre-candidates earlier this month. On …

… Congress to pass legislation to "correct this unfair decision." Citizens from Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen benefit from TPS granted …

… the world's traditional peoples, Myrna Cunningham, a Miskita activist and medical surgeon from Nicaragua, said during the seminar. "We believe that we cannot talk about these issues without …

… particular case ... if the president acts incorrectly, (El Salvador) would take a path which Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia are in already, with co-opted powers, political …

… Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. The State Department included Cuba and Nicaragua on that second-tier list in December 2020. USCIRF cited violations such as raids on …

… New York and afar. Attendees added their talent and treasure to aid projects in Appalachia, Nicaragua and the Caribbean over the decades. Some men recalled helping to raise a pre-Civil …

… by Pax Christi for International Women's Day, speakers representing Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua discussed the role of U.S. intervention in creating political and economic crises in … of El Salvador; Carla Garcia of Honduras (who lives in New York); and Yolanda Areas Blas of Nicaragua, spoke about the impact of U.S. intervention in their countries. "We always are … U.S. aid to the Honduran military and police. Areas Blas pointed to the civil unrest in Nicaragua in 2018 as evidence of the U.S. government's desire to continue exerting influence …

… 4 hurricanes Eta and Iota "devastated communities" in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, the three Catholic leaders said. "In addition to providing life-saving humanitarian … of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. "Undoubtedly, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are facing the aftermath of an environmental … are underway, long-term recovery efforts will be required." The damage and economic losses in Nicaragua alone are expected to exceed $700 million, they said. Throughout the region, thousands …

… ever-useful Cold War-era threat of impending communist domination to justify interference in Nicaragua and Honduras . The U.S. during that period militarized Honduras and destabilized its economy while training Contra rebels to overthrow the government in neighboring Nicaragua. We in the United States are deeply connected to the circumstances, including this …