Rosario Murillo /tags/rosario-murillo Rosario Murillo en-US WLRN Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:00:06 GMT Nicaragua Leader Widens Arrest Dragnet, South Florida Lawmakers Broaden Sanctions Effort /news/2021-06-18/nicaragua-leader-widens-arrest-dragnet-south-florida-lawmakers-broaden-sanctions-effort Authoritarian Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has rounded up more than a dozen opposition figures this month, prompting new U.S. legislation to pressure him. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:00:06 GMT /news/2021-06-18/nicaragua-leader-widens-arrest-dragnet-south-florida-lawmakers-broaden-sanctions-effort Tim Padgett The Macbeth of Managua Axes His Rivals — And Writes More Nicaraguan Tragedy /commentary/2021-06-10/the-macbeth-of-managua-axes-his-rivals-and-writes-more-nicaraguan-tragedy COMMENTARY After arresting seven opposition leaders, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega confirms comparison with the thug dictator he once overthrew. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:00:31 GMT /commentary/2021-06-10/the-macbeth-of-managua-axes-his-rivals-and-writes-more-nicaraguan-tragedy Tim Padgett No Longer Immune? Latin America & Caribbean See Significant Rise In COVID-19 Cases /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-13/no-longer-immune-latin-america-caribbean-see-significant-rise-in-covid-19-cases Until this month, it looked like Latin America and the Caribbean might be spared the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the world saw the tragic images… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:14:15 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-13/no-longer-immune-latin-america-caribbean-see-significant-rise-in-covid-19-cases Tim Padgett COVID-Christianity: This Is 'Semana Sana,' Except Where Religious Recklessness Rules /news/2020-04-08/covid-christianity-this-is-semana-sana-except-where-religious-recklessness-rules COMMENTARY On the opening page of his guerrilla memoir "Fire from the Mountain," Nicaraguan revolutionary Omar Cabezas calls his birthplace "a ghost town”… Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:33:38 GMT /news/2020-04-08/covid-christianity-this-is-semana-sana-except-where-religious-recklessness-rules Tim Padgett Nicaraguan Exiles 2.0: Escaping 'Cruelty That Surpasses Anything We've Seen.' /show/latin-america-report/2019-02-18/nicaraguan-exiles-2-0-escaping-cruelty-that-surpasses-anything-weve-seen Back in April, Nicaragua erupted in protests calling for the ouster of President Daniel Ortega – who’s ruled the poor Central American country for 24 of… Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:15:10 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-02-18/nicaraguan-exiles-2-0-escaping-cruelty-that-surpasses-anything-weve-seen Tim Padgett Nicaragua's Ortega Has 'Vindicated' Himself. Cuba's Castro Would Have Been Proud. /news/2018-04-26/nicaraguas-ortega-has-vindicated-himself-cubas-castro-would-have-been-proud COMMENTARYWhile a growing global chorus calls for Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega to step down, I’m thinking back to one of my favorite editorial… Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:08:15 GMT /news/2018-04-26/nicaraguas-ortega-has-vindicated-himself-cubas-castro-would-have-been-proud Tim Padgett