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Director of Miss Nicaragua pageant accused of rigging contest in plot to help overthrow gov't
Nicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government.
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Crimes Against Humanity Likely Committed in Nicaragua, Says UN Human Rights Group
The Nicaraguan government engaged in “extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” according to the report.
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Hurricane Julia Makes Landfall in Nicaragua
urricane Julia brought with it torrential rain and strong winds as it made landfall in Nicaragua.
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Report: 200 Environmental Activists Killed Globally in 2021
Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country.