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Nicaraguan Revolution

A man wearing sunglasses and a blue T-shirt around his head speaks

Hiding in Nicaragua, Ortega’s battered opponents plan comeback

Hundreds of government opponents are fleeing the crackdown by pro-Ortega forces.

People take part in a protest march to demand an end to violence in Managua, Nicaragua, April 28, 2018.

Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall

Conflict & Justice
A woman sells banana leaves at a market in Managua, Nicaragua.

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

Justice
A woman sells banana leaves at a market in Managua, Nicaragua.

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

Justice
Democrat Bill de Blasio (2nd R) hugs his wife Chirlane McCray (R) and children Chiara and Dante

New York has a new mayor and the whole world is watching

Global Politics

Nicaraguans mourn death of Sandinista founder Tomás Borge

Tomás Borge, the last living co-founder of the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, died on Monday in his home country. Borge has been imprisoned and tortured by Nicaragua’s dictator, only to take control of the prisons after a revolution and use the same techniques.

The Twisted Legacy of Sandinista Founder Tomás Borge

Global Politics

Nicaraguans are mourning the death of Tomás Borge, the last surviving founder of the guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua’s Somoza dictatorship in 1979.