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Nicaragua seizes Jesuit university in latest clash between president and Catholic Church

In Nicaragua, last week, a judge ordered the seizure of the country’s most-important Jesuit university, the 63-year-old Central American University. It’s the latest in an ongoing government crackdown on the Catholic Church and church-affiliated institutions inside Nicaragua.

Nicaragua seizes Jesuit university in latest clash between president and Catholic Church
Teacher Ivania Guevara demonstrates during class to the children with hearing problems in the Melania Morales School in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 22, 2004. 

The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation

The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation
child protesting in nicaragua

One year after Nicaraguan uprising, Ortega is back in control

One year after Nicaraguan uprising, Ortega is back in control
three men in suits stand on the set of a television show

This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile

This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile
Masked police block the entrance of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Managua, Nicaragua,

Nicaragua students freed from church after violent night; one killed

Nicaragua students freed from church after violent night; one killed
People take part in a protest march to demand an end to violence in Managua, Nicaragua, April 28, 2018.

Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall

After a week of political protest in Nicaragua, at least 38 people — and possibly over 60 — are dead. President Daniel Ortega, whose government once seemed unshakable, has emerged weakened in the face of protesters demanding his ouster.

Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall
The Eiffel tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done

With Nicaragua's signature, US and Syria are the last holdouts from the Paris climate agreement

It's not common for the US and Syria to be the lone holdouts on an international agreement. But now they are — the only two nations refusing to abide by the Paris Climate Agreement.

With Nicaragua's signature, US and Syria are the last holdouts from the Paris climate agreement
Teen pregnancy in Nicaragua is mostly caused by machismo culture and a lack of sex ed.

Nicaragua's teen pregnancy rate soars

In the absence of any sex ed, advocates are trying to get teenagers to take matters into their own hands, and teach each other.

Nicaragua's teen pregnancy rate soars
Franci Machado brings her four-year-old daughter to work every day because she can't afford childcare. She says if she died because she couldn't get chemotherapy to treat her cancer no one would take care of her two children.

Women in Nicaragua fight for the right to get abortions that could save their lives

In Nicaragua, abortion is illegal, even if a woman's life is at risk. But some abortion rights advocates claim the government is quietly turning a blind eye to certain abortions, including in the case of women infected with the Zika virus.

Women in Nicaragua fight for the right to get abortions that could save their lives

Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world

The Flor de Caña distillery nearly went under during the Sandinista revolution — but with that episode past, the rum maker is growing and expanding.

Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
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Destitution and Deforestation in Nicaragua

Destitution and Deforestation in Nicaragua