The Nicaraguan Prosecutor’s Office filed a formal accusation based on fabricated charges Tuesday against university leader Edwin Carcache and four other students arrested last week for participating in protests against the government,
Read MoreThe Organization of American States (OAS) today summoned the Permanent Council to an extraordinary session on Wednesday, September 12, to address the situation in Nicaragua, where at least 320 people have died since protests began in April.
Read MoreThe families of three of the 112 people who died in an air accident in May in Cuba recently filed a lawsuit in the United States against the Mexican airline Global Air for alleged negligence. The suit was filed in recent days before a Chicago court by the mother of two of the fatalities and the sister of another.
Read MoreSenior Commissioner, Farlen Roa, second in command at the feared interrogation prison known as El Chipote, accused Carcache of being the leader of a “terrorist” band that committed aggravated robbery, obstruction of government functions, facilitating tax evasion, illegal possession of firearms, attempted homicide, very serious injuries and fires to the detriment of the State of Nicaragua.
Read MoreNicaragua’s serious political crisis has led to “mass foreign capital flight” of over 1 billion USD in less than five months, warned independent economist Nestor Avendano. “If three months ago I thought that this situation was manageable, today I will say that it has exceeded tolerable limits.”
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS today condemned the persistent attacks that journalists and media in Nicaragua are going through, which also includes being subject to political pressure and indirect censorship by the government.
Read MoreOver 80% of Nicaraguans support “moving up” the 2021 presidential election and 62% disapprove of Daniel Ortega performance as president in the face of the crisis that broke out more than four months ago, according to a survey published Friday in Managua
Read MoreThe Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy called for a 24-hour national strike on Friday, September 7, to demand the release of the hundreds of political prisoners being held by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, and the reinstallation of the National Dialogue that’s been suspended for over two months in Nicaragua.
Read MoreThe days will continue to be hot, with an increase in cloudiness in the afternoon hours, when showers and isolated rains will occur in Havana. The winds will be from the east with speeds between 10 and 20 km/h and breezes in the afternoons. The high temperatures will be between 31 and 32° C (88 and 90 F), while the lows will be around 24° C (75 F).
Read MoreThe following is for our readers who may support the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo in its effort to squash the civic rebellion in Nicaragua but who are unable to read (in Spanish) the daily noon time speeches of Murillo. In this segment of her speech on Monday the vice president had the following to say…
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