Managua
Capital of Nicaragua; municipality on Lake Managua.
Photo: Jairo Cajina, CC BY-SA 4.0 (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 7
Germany asks UN top court to dismiss Nicaragua genocide case over Israel arms
German legal representatives argued in The Hague on 7 September 2026 that the International Court of Justice lacks jurisdiction over Nicaragua's claims of complicity in Gaza.
- 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.
- Jul 21
Nicaragua's congress begins work to abolish elections after Ortega declares 'there won't be anymore'
The National Assembly, controlled by President Daniel Ortega and co-President Rosario Murillo, announced a 'work plan' on Tuesday to implement the leader's Sunday directive cancelling future electoral contests.
- Jul 16
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over extradition of Red Brigades member convicted in Aldo Moro murder
The move follows Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's condemnation of Managua for sheltering Alessio Casimirri, a former Red Brigades militant sentenced to six life terms for the 1978 kidnapping and murder of former prime minister Aldo Moro.
- 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.