On Oct. 5, 1986 a C-123 plane carrying arms for the Nicaraguan Contra rebels was shot down by Sandinista forces over southern Nicaragua . The only survivor, American Eugene Hasenfus, was captured and ...

LOCARNO — Costa Rica’s Juli Films has boarded Nicaraguan Gloria Carrión’s “Pantasma,” building production partner backing for one of the most ambitious titles at a talent packed Locarno’s Open Doors ...

On the 30th anniversary, we can see that it was an ideological project, with the New Right reasserting the righteousness of militarism and markets. Members of the Sandinista army capture United States ...

Marc Cooper, a contributing editor to The Nation and a columnist for L.A. Weekly, recently returned from Nicaragua For more than a decade, Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega was in the nightmares of U.S.

After months of lying low, Nicaragua’s contra rebels are on the attack once more. Last week, in action more vigorous than any seen in a year, the guerrillas staged a quick series of assaults that were ...

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega may be the most divisive figure in Nicaragua’s recent history, but since his unexpected return to power in 2007, he has promised reconciliation. To that end, he has ...