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Anti-government demonstrators in Nicaragua have been branded by President Daniel Ortega as "terrorists" and "vandals." (Associated Press/File)

Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua repression mirrors Nicolas Maduro’s in Venezuela

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

Anti-government demonstrator hold banners of people killed in clashes with police in the past months, during a march supporting the Catholic church, in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, July 28, 2018. At least 448 people have been killed, most of them protesters, since the protests began in April. Demonstrators were initially upset over proposed social security cuts but are now demanding President Daniel Ortega leave office after a deadly crackdown by security forces and armed pro-government civilians. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

Competing marches peaceful in Nicaraguan capital

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 24, 2018 photo, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes pauses during an interview where he talks about the unrest in his country, in Managua, Nicaragua. Earlier this month a mob of pre-government supporters attacked Brenes as he and other bishops tried to enter the Basilica San Sebastian in the normally sleepy town of Diriamba. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

Armed police stand after taking control of the streets in Jinotega, Nicaragua, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Four more people have been killed in Nicaragua amid unrest that has rocked the country for over three months. AP Photo/Cristobal Venegas)

Rights group updates death toll in Nicaragua unrest to 448

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People fly Nicaraguan national flags during the commemoration of Student Day, demanding the ouster of President Daniel Ortega and the release of political prisoners, in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, July 23, 2018. Anti-government protests began in mid-April over cuts to the social security system but broadened to include demands for Ortega to leave office and early elections to be held. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Nicaragua’s Ortega denies responsibility for deaths

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

U.S. Sen Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference in front of the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, on Friday, June 22, 2018, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Rubio warns Nicaragua has ‘declared war’ on the Catholic Church

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

The grandmother of Jose Esteban Sevilla Medina, who died after he was shot in the chest at a barricade during an attack by the police and paramilitary forces, cries during his burial in Masaya, Nicaragua, Monday, July 16, 2018. Tensions in Nicaragua erupted this spring after the government announced cuts to social security but then widened into a call for President Daniel Ortega to leave power. The crisis has left around 270 dead and more than 2,000 wounded as forces loyal to the government crack down on opponents. (AP Photo/Cristobal Venegas)

Families bury the dead after bloody weekend in Nicaragua

By LUIS MANUEL GALEANO - Associated Press

Escorted by one of his armed security guards, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, right, waves to a crowd of party faithful during a march for peace, in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, July 7, 2018. According to Nicaraguan human rights groups more than 300 persons have been killed since ant-government protests started more than two months ago. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

U.S. may place sanctions against Nicaragua

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2018, photo, the Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua. As of June 6, the non-governmental Nicaraguan Human Rights Center says the death toll since the start of the unrest in April is 129. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Daniel Ortega clings to power in Nicaragua amid fears of coup, civil war

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

CNN commentator and Republican Party strategist Ana Navarro moved from Nicaragua to the U.S. as a girl during another spate of violence in 1980. (Associated Press/File)

Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua rule worsens border crisis

By Julian Gregorio - The Washington Times

University students takes part in a march against Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The march ended in violence, as influential business leaders call for early elections to resolve a political standoff between Ortega's government and protesters demanding his exit from office. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Daniel Ortega must be stopped

By Ana Quintana

People on a motorcycle pass a burning barricade during clashes near the University Politecnica de Nicaragua (UPOLI) in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Nicaragua's government said on Saturday it is willing to negotiate over controversial social security reforms that have prompted protests and deadly clashes this week. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

U.N. joins Trump admin in slamming Nicaragua leftists

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 3, 2016, file photo Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, right, and first lady Rosario Murillo, wave to supporters during an event commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front withdrawal to Masaya, in Managua, Nicaragua. Murillo, now running as her husband's VP ticket mate in a Nov. 6 election, is seen as a shoo-in and is poised to finally have the title to match her true influence. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua president, has his wife Rosario Murillo as running mate

By Luis Manuel Galeano and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, are accused by critics of running the Central American country as if it were their own and doing everything they can to cement family power. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua selects wife Rosario Murillo as running mate in power-couple first

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CARDENAS: A corrupt deal threatens El Salvador elections

By Jose R. Cardenas

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Wang Jing display an agreement granting the Chinese businessman the exclusive right to develop a multibillion-dollar waterway to rival the Panama Canal. Construction is set to be completed by 2019, Mr. Wang said. (Associated Press)

Chinese tycoon plans to rival Panama Canal with $40 billion waterway through Nicaragua

By Annie Z. Yu - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Associated Press)

Venezuela, Nicaragua presidents both offer asylum to Snowden

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