The letter was sent to the Foreign Ministry on Friday, a day before the violent repression unleashed by the Police against protestors. However, it wasn’t leaked until Monday in the midst of multiple criticism from the international community to the Ortega-Murillo regime for their decision to attack the citizen’s demonstration.
Read MoreOn Monday, March 18, the European Union demanded of the Nicaraguan authorities that “all paramilitary groups” be “urgently disarmed and disbanded.” They also warned: “only a credible and inclusive dialogue can resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis.”
Read MoreThe US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Venezuela’s state-run gold mining company, known as Minerven, the latest move by Washington to cut off the Venezuelan government’s finances, reports dpa on Tuesday.
Read MoreColombian indigenous people blocked the Pan-American highway in the west of the country for the ninth day on Monday, accusing the government of not granting them rights they had been promised.
Read MoreMural from Cuba. By Sharon Bourke, Canada. Camera: Samsung SM A500W
Read MoreVenezuela was suffering from sporadic power cuts on Monday, while some areas remained without drinking water, despite the government having announced the nearly complete re-establishment of both services. Meanwhile president Maduro asked for the resignation of his entire cabinet.
Read MoreClassroom in Trinidad, Cuba. By Jenny Cressman. Canadá. Camera: Pentax K20.
Read MoreRussian and US diplomats are to meet in Rome to discuss the crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. It said that the consultations are planned with US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams.
Read More“Several police patrols, with about 30 riot police arrived to burst in to the radio, they stayed for almost half an hour and destroyed several things that we had in the garden,” denounces Alvaro Montalvan, owner and journalist of Radio Mi Voz.
Read MoreDaniel Ortega’s police went “with everything” on Saturday against an attempt at a peaceful demonstration in Managua. From early in the morning, downtown streets and roundabouts were overflowing with riot police with their war rifles. The arrests were massive as citizens arrived for the protest demanding the release of all political prisoners. Here is a partial list
Read More
