Idania Flores, Miss Teen Nicaragua 2017, decided to show her support for the more than 300 political prisoners of the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The young woman shaved her head to draw attention to the plight of her fellow Nicaraguans.
Read MoreAn image with the tag “#SOSINSS” circulated over the social networks, inviting people to a citizen protest on Wednesday, April 18. A time and place had still not been agreed upon, or at least not been disclosed. The protest’s organizers, a group of young university students and professionals, wanted to avoid having the riot squad and the shock forces be the first to arrive.
Read MoreSome 85% of the large business sector heeded the call for a National Work Stoppage on Friday put out by the Civic Alliance and backed by the Superior Council of Private Business (COSEP), the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham), and the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Funides).
Read MoreThe small business leader and dentist Irlanda Jerez has been for 54 days in an eight by four meters’ cell, in the “La Esperanza” women’s prison along with nine other prisoners of the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime. Despite the hardships, the spirit of this leader remains “unbreakable”, according to her relatives.
Read MoreNicaraguan president Daniel Ortega’s abuses have been widely condemned by international human rights organizations including the OAS and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. One place where they viewed the government’s new downward spiral as “more of the same” was Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast region. Let me explain why.
Read MoreIn addition to the hundreds of dead, the repression from Daniel Ortega’s regime has left innumerable cases of abductions, disappearances and tortures. The testimonies of Ricardo Gutierrez, Xavier Mojica and “Karla” offer clear examples of the scope of the human rights violations and the vulnerability of the entire Nicaraguan population.
Read MoreSix student leaders who have led civic anti-government protests in Nicaragua were arrested today by the police, in the midst of the serious crisis that will be tackled for the first time on Wednesday in the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
Read MoreA song by Cuban pop duo Buena Fe goes: “And that woman with bruises will say she slipped in the wind, I fell in the sea, goes back to the kitchen to hide tears behind onions.” There are updated stats in Cuba about physical and psychological violence not only against women and girls, but also against boys and men, although to a lesser degree.
Read MoreThe political parties that want to remain relevant in the Nicaragua to come – when the Ortega-Murillo family has abandoned power – should understand that the old way of doing politics is dead. Beginning on April 18 in Nicaragua, “there was a very strong explosion, putting an end to that way of conducting politics.”
Read MoreOur morbid society says that our protagonist should have broken down in tears, telling us about the horrible events and obstacles his father and his father’s gay partner have faced, his voice choking with emotion. However, Guido Asenjo Valdes not only exuberates happiness every time he smiles, but is also surprised by the questions that he has never even asked himself.
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