Rosario Murillo
co-president of Nicaragua since 2025
Photo: 總統府, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 3
OAS unanimously adopts resolution demanding Nicaragua restore elections and release prisoners
The Organization of American States unanimously passed a resolution urging Daniel Ortega to release political prisoners and restore elections, as Washington condemned Managua for rejecting its ambassador.
- Sep 2
Nicaragua passes constitutional reform extending presidential term to seven years and barring opposition
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment in its first reading on 1 September 2026, extending presidential terms to seven years and banning opposition candidates from running in elections.
- Jun 1
Indigenous Leader Brooklyn Rivera Dies in Nicaraguan Custody After 971 Days, Sparking Global Outcry
Brooklyn Rivera, a 73-year-old Miskito leader and former lawmaker, died in a Managua hospital on May 30 after nearly three years of detention by Daniel Ortega's government, which critics call a political imprisonment that ended in a forced disappearance.