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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has proposed constitutional reforms to block opposition members deemed 'traitors' from elections and extend presidential terms from six to seven years with the possibility of re-election. Critics view the move as an effort to keep Ortega and his family in power indefinitely.
The Trump administration has imposed visa restrictions on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials after the death of indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera while in custody. The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into Rivera's death. The move escalates U.S. pressure on the Ortega-Murillo government over human rights abuses.
Brooklyn Rivera, a Miskito indigenous leader, politician and activist, has died at age 73 after years of detention in Nicaragua, sparking outrage from human rights organizations. The government cited a bacterial infection after COVID-19, but critics attribute his death to prolonged incommunicado detention and denial of independent medical care. Rivera was a vocal opponent of the Sandinista government, fighting for indigenous land rights and autonomy, and was arrested in September 2023 after returning secretly to Nicaragua.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying a military cooperation agreement with Nicaragua on May 2. The deal, signed in Moscow last September, provides for joint military training, counterterrorism cooperation, and military education exchanges.
