Daniel Ortega
The Interview
Exclusive: Nicaragua's Ortega says 'ready to meet Trump'
With his country embroiled in a major political crisis since April, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. The Nicaraguan leader…
Ortega defends crackdown as US steps up warnings
Nicaragua's veteran leader Daniel Ortega defended brutal action by his forces against anti-government protesters Monday, as the United States warned he and his wife were…
Catholic Church seeks to mediate in Nicaragua crisis
FRANCE 24's Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report on the delicate mediating role played by bishops in the crisis roiling Nicaragua, both a Socialist and Catholic country.
Once an Ortega bastion, Monimbo now lives in fear
FRANCE 24's Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report from Masaya's Monimbo district, once considered a bastion of support for Daniel Ortega but now firmly against the…
Inside The Americas
Nicaragua in crisis: Residents torn between anger and fear
This week in Nicaragua, witnesses say police attacked protesters in the northern city of Jinotega, leaving at least three people dead. Since July 19, President Daniel Ortega has…
Reporters
Video: Inside Nicaragua’s rebel stronghold of Masaya
More than 200 people have been killed in the unprecedented wave of unrest sweeping Nicaragua in recent months. In mid-April, plans for social security reform sparked protests and…
Fear divides Nicaragua's protest town of Jinotega
FRANCE 24's Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report from the Nicaraguan town of Jinotega, where police have launched a deadly crackdown on protesters.
Nicaragua's Ortega refuses to step down despite bloodshed
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega refused Monday to bow to protesters' demands that he step down, vowing in an interview with US television that he will see through his current…
Nicaragua’s President Ortega refuses protesters’ demands to step down
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega refused Monday to bow to protesters' demands that he step down, vowing in an interview with US television that he will see through his current…
The Interview
Nicaraguans 'betrayed' by Ortega, says Bianca Jagger
As Nicaragua marked the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista uprising and is once again facing widespread unrest, longtime human rights defender Bianca Jagger spoke to FRANCE 24…
Video: Ortega loyalists mark 1979 revolt in cradle of Sandinista uprising
Thirty-nine years after the Sandinista uprising began in Masaya, Daniel Ortega loyalists celebrate recapturing the rebel city.
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