SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega was shot to death Thursday at his home in Costa Rica, authorities said. Roberto ...

In 2020, Samcam served as chain-of-command expert for the Court of Conscience, organized by Costa Rica's Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, to collect testimony of those who suffered ...

Major Roberto Samcam, a critic of Daniel Ortega’s government, was shot dead on June 19, 2025 in Costa Rica, where he was in exile. (Photo by Inti OCON / AFP) ...

A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was shot to death on Thursday at his home in Costa Rica, authorities said. Roberto Samcam, 67, had ...

Roberto Samcam, a Nicaraguan ex-military officer who opposed the 2018 crackdown on students and the Catholic Church, was killed on Thursday while living in exile in Costa Rica. He was 67.

The 46/2 Collective condemns before the international community the assassination of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam Ruíz on June 19, in his home in San José, Costa Rica. Geneva, 26 June ...

Major Roberto Samcam, 66, was gunned down at his apartment building in San Jose, reportedly by men pretending to deliver a package. "It was something we did not expect, we could not have imagined ...