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Nicaragua unrest: Firefight erupts as security forces move into Masaya's Monimbo; neighbourhood is centre of resistance against govt

Gangs of armed men dressed as civilians appear to be working in coordination with police to remove roadblocks set up by the opposition that has snarled the country's traffic for months.

Nicaragua unrest: 10 dead, 20 injured after pro-govt forces launch operation to quell protests in Masaya, says human rights group

Nicaragua's pro-government forces launched an operation in the country's south that left at least 10 people dead and around 20 injured on Sunday, a human rights group said.

Nicaragua unrest: Four police officers, one protester killed; death toll climbs to 260 in four months of anti-govt protests

Movement leader Francisca Ramirez, said the protesters — some of whom were armed — were "attacked by agents and paramilitaries," and responded with gunfire in Nicaragua

Peace talks between Nicaragua govt, civil society groups hindered after armed assailants kill eight people in Managua

Armed assailants in Nicaragua's capital set fire to a house and started a gunfire at a street barricade, leaving eight people dead and thus hindering the peace talks between the government and civil society groups

'Human tragedy' of Nicaragua violence claims 121 lives, says human rights group

At least 121 people have been killed in a wave of protests since 18 April against President Daniel Ortega's government, Nicaragua's main human rights group said Tuesday, calling it a "human tragedy."

Nicaragua protests: Six killed in Masaya during clashes as calls for President Daniel Ortega's resignation intensify

Nicaragua protesters have fired homemade mortars to fend off a police crackdown in new unrest that left at least six people dead, including a US citizen, as the opposition renewed calls for President Daniel Ortega's resignation.

Nicaraguan president ready to consider changes in social security overhaul as death toll in protests rises to six

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega said he was ready to consider changing an unpopular social security overhaul that has sparked days of deadly protests and one of the biggest crises of his leadership.

Meteorite smashes into Nicaraguan capital, creates large crater

A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a meteorite, officials have said.