Yahoo NewsHow do the crises in Nicaragua and Venezuela compare?Yahoo NewsManagua (AFP) - The violent crisis gripping Nicaragua, where anti-government protesters are being hemmed in by an autocratic leader, could raise comparisons with Venezuela. What are the similarities, and differences? Here are a few: - Similarities -. 1.Nicaraguan forces violently retake the symbolic city Masaya from the oppositionPittsburgh Post-GazetteBloody uprising in Nicaragua could trigger the next Central American refugee crisisSFGateall 54 news articles »