“Ortega and Murillo Must Go,” the crowd demanded and they took down more symbols of the presidential couple and put up a Nicaraguan flag in their place. Six days of nationwide protest have the president and his wife in shock.
Read MoreOn Sunday night, students from the Nicaraguan Polytechnic University (UPOLI) informed that they were attacked by riot police while holding a vigil for those killed by government repression during the first five days of protest.
Read MoreAt 74 years old, Angela Davis is the living and breathing example of the reinvention of feminism. Black and Marxist. A philosopher and professor in Donald Trump’s USA. She recently visited Costa Rica and this Cuban university student reports on what she had to say.
Read MoreNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced Sunday afternoon the repeal of his controversial Social Security reform that triggered widespread protests and the subsequent violent government repression starting five days ago.
Read MoreNicaragua’s Private Enterprise Council (COSEP), a close ally until this week of the government of Daniel Ortega, today conditioned a dialogue with the president on the “immediate ending of repression” of the police and government shock forces against demonstrators.
Read MoreLast Sunday, passers-by on 23rd street, in Vedado, were surprised to see a group of people walking along the side of the road carrying photos of stray dogs on their chests. (18 photos)
Read MoreThe police station in Trinidad has received at least one complaint every day over the past week about scams via fraudulent phone calls which encourage customers from Cuba’s Telecommunications Company (ETESCA) to supply top-up cards for mobile phones to alleged “parcel delivery agents”.
Read MoreThe government of Commander Daniel Ortega responded to the protests over reforms to the Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security (INSS) with repression and aggressions against university students and journalists from national and international media.
Read MoreThe National Candidacy Commission today proposed to the Cuban Parliament the designation of Miguel Diaz-Canel as the only candidate to be the next president of Cuba, replacing Raul Castro.
Read MoreWhat do Cubans think might happen on April 19th? Are they worried about Raul Castro leaving office? Do they feel a new president will be able to make any real changes on the island?
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