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Nicaragua confirms death in custody of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera
Nicaragua confirms death in custody of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera Rivera spent nearly three years in detention, cut off from the outside world, leading advocates to fear for his welfare. Brooklyn Rivera, an Indigenous leader, politician and activist, has died at age 73 after years in Nicaraguan state custody, prompting outcry from rights advocates. On Sunday, Nicaragua’s government attributed his cause of death to a bacterial infection that took hold after a bout of COVID-19.
Trump has squeezed China in Cuba, Panama and Venezuela. Is Nicaragua next?
US President Donald Trump’s drive to reassert US supremacy in Latin America has already squeezed China’s interests in Cuba, Panama and Venezuela. Now, Nicaragua could be shaping up as the next economic battleground between the two powers, a scholar has warned. The American leader has yet to target Nicaragua since returning to office, but that could change if China revives an ambitious project to build a canal cutting across the country to connect the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, said...
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention
Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday claiming that Rivera died from a bacterial infection after his health had declined following a case of COVID-19, which led to his physical and neurological deterioration. Human rights activists and groups worldwide denounced his death and a statement that the...
Nicaragua: Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in detention
Indigenous leader Rivera dies in detention June 1, 2026Nicaraguan Indigenous leader and activist Brooklyn Rivera died from health complications after nearly three years in detention, the country's health ministry said on Sunday. Last week, the Nicaraguan government's confirmed that he had been detained since 2023. UN representatives, the US government and Rivera's family have demanded proof that he was still alive.
Alan Riding, Times Correspondent in Latin America and Paris, Dies at 83
He was a cosmopolitan observer and interpreter of societies he knew firsthand, whether writing about war in Nicaragua or the history and cultural salons of France.
Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody
The Miskito rebel leader Brooklyn Rivera, right, speaking during a news conference in Managua, Nicaragua, as his fellow leader Steadman Fagoth Müller looked on, in 1988.
Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody
The Miskito rebel leader Brooklyn Rivera, right, speaking during a news conference in Managua, Nicaragua, as his fellow leader Steadman Fagoth Müller looked on, in 1988.
Trump admin extends protections for 11,000 immigrants in rare TPS reprieve
The Trump administration has extended protections for 11,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and Nicaragua, allowing them to stay in the US for an additional 18 months. This decision is a rare reprieve from the administration's previous efforts to cancel protections for people from 13 countries. The extension is expected to provide temporary relief to these individuals, who were previously facing deportation.
US imposes restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials after activist’s death
US imposes restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials after activist’s death The death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has prompted calls from UN experts for an independent investigation. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has increased its sanctions on Nicaraguan officials following the death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera while in government custody. In a statement on Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the circumstances of Rivera’s death as...