With his self-amnesty, Ortega admits the dictatorship’s responsibility for the massacre. In doing so, he can’t erase his own responsibility as Supreme Police Chief, nor that of the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity, because according to international law justice for such crimes cannot be proscribed.
Read MoreIn the middle of my silence, I saw myself one afternoon narrating in some old papers the great tragedy that we have witnessed in Nicaragua. I am going to tell it to you in these two illustrations I did with acrylic paint, graphite pencil and charcoal.
Read MoreAn Old Train Station in Matanzas, Cuba. By Nan Black, USA. Camera: Canon Power Shot
Read MoreThe government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have declared their own amnesty. The emergency law was rushed to the National Assembly on Friday and passed by their legislators on Saturday.
Read MoreThe sunbow. Taken in Cozumel, Mexico by Ezgi Jenkins. USA. Camera: Cellphone Xiamomi Mi A1
Read MoreMusic quickly became an essential element of the civic protests that began in April 2018, against a new family dictatorship that has made Nicaragua bleed. A new generation of artists, including Bruno Cortina, was moved to compose the soundtrack of this new civic rebellion, which has left 326 dead, more than 700 political prisoners and the forced exile of some 60 thousand people.
Read MoreAs I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across the above image, and it instantly struck a chord within me. Created and shared by the Cuban American National Foundation, the picture depicts one of Havana’s five-star hotels with a view of the capitol, which stands in stark contrast to the impoverished surroundings endured by the average Havana resident just a few blocks away.
Read More“The exorbitant damages imposed on La Patilla is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to bankrupt and shut down a critical outlet,” said CPJ South and Central America Program Coordinator Natalie Southwick in New York. “This troubling ruling is the latest example of how the Venezuelan judicial system is being used to retaliate against critical media.”
Read MoreFire Station in Esteli, Nicaragua. By Archie Tucker. USA. Camera: Sony A7
Read MoreCome rain or shine Juan takes to streets virtually every day to capture daily life scenes, its more than a habit, its a total passion to let you know what’s going on in people’s lives. (15 photos)
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