Latest
Lead · Investigation · Part 3 · Human rights
Watched at home, barred at the border: the fear Nicaraguans and Americans live with under Ortega
Why it matters: Neighborhood surveillance posts, informants who track exiles' families, and a U.S. warning of wrongful detention: a U.S. passport is no shield in Nicaragua.
Investigation · Part 2
An American's killing "solved" in 48 hours
U.S. citizen Sixto Henry Vera, shot dead in Managua in 2018. No one tried.
Investigation · Part 1
No one charged in the killing of Eddy Montes
U.S. Navy veteran shot dead in La Modelo prison in 2019.
Illicit finance & gold
Gold rush: $1.54 billion in six months
Gold exports Jan–Jun 2026, with the U.S. among top buyers (Confidencial).
Security state
More bodyguards than detectives
1,269 bodyguard posts vs. 1,095 for criminal investigation (Nicaragua Investiga).
Human rights
"Hay Patria": forced to fill the streets
Workers and students report pressure to attend reform events (Confidencial).
Press freedom & exiles
Reporting from exile
At least 313 journalists forced out since 2018 (FLED).
China & Russia
China's mining footprint
Chinese firms' growing role, and the data that is still missing.