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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:01:26 +0000Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections – what that says about today’s autocrats
Q REPORTS (Felix Wiebrecht, Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool) Since being elected for a second term as Nicaraguan president in 2006, Daniel Ortega – the former Sandinista freedom fighter-turned-authoritarian leader – has extended his...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:54:49 +0000
Former Costa Rican presidents intensify condemnation of Daniel Ortega for attempting to abolish elections
Q COSTA RICA — Amid escalating political tensions in Nicaragua, public statements by four former Costa Rican presidents have strengthened international condemnation of Daniel Ortega’s regime. The former Costa Rican leaders described the direc...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:29:46 +0000
OIJ rejects request for “Diablo” hearing be held virtually
Q COSTA RICA — Despite the request on Sunday from the Ministry of Justice that the hearing on precautionary measures against Alejandro Arias Monge, alias “Diablo,” and Jonathan Pérez, alias “Tan,” be held virtually due to t...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:42:04 +0000
Daughter of alias “Diablo” located near La Reforma prison
Q COSTA RICA — The Dirección de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional (DIS) and the Fuerza Pública (National Police) located a woman identified as Arias Fonseca, daughter of Alejandro Arias Monge, known as alias “Diablo,” during an operation near...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:23:24 +0000
Prison police remove televisions from prisons in Costa Rica
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s Penitentiary Police removed a total of 187 television screens, 20 converter boxes, and 123 remote controls from seven prisons in Costa Rica, as part of new measures announced by the Ministry of Justice to strengthe...