Two resolutions have been proposed in the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) regarding the crisis that Nicaragua is suffering, a calamity that on Thursday reached 86 days with a toll of 264 deaths, and rising by the day. [The Council will hold a special session on the Central American country Friday at 2:00 p.m. EDT in Washington D.C.]
Read MoreThe brutal repression of Daniel Ortega’s government against the Nicaraguans demanding his exit from power after more than eleven years as president, now counts over 250 dead and has succeeded in dismantling the roadblocks and barricades in the majority of the country.
Read MoreOn the eve of three months of the largest crisis in four decades in Nicaragua, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged its parent organization, the Organization of American States and the rest of the international community to demand that the Government of Daniel Ortega put an immediate end to the repression and human rights violations in the country.
Read MoreThe hot days will continue during this 7-day forecast period with partly cloudy skies by the end of the morning and some scattered rains in the afternoons, especially towards the south of the capital. The high temperatures will be 31 and 32° C (88 and 90 F), while the lows will be 24 and 25° C (75 and 77 F).
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Government of Germany and Human Rights Watch on Tuesday all condemned the latest episodes of violence in Nicaragua, including the attacks by pro-Ortega mobs against the Catholic bishops.
Read MoreAfter several days of an armed offensive against protesters in many cities of Nicaragua, resulting in dozens killed and hundreds wounded and kidnapped, the Ortega government issued a declaration today to let the population know of its plans to pacify the country.
Read MoreA mission of the Catholic Church made up of bishops and the apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, Waldemar Sommertag, was attacked today by supporters of the Ortega government in the city of Diriamba, in the south of the country.
Read MoreThe Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy announced the rescheduling of the march “Together We are a Volcano”, for next Thursday, July 12. It also called for a 24-hour national strike [supported by business organizations] for Friday the 13th and a vehicle caravan through the neighborhoods of Managua on Saturday, July 14.
Read MoreThe acting National Police Chief and the FSLN point man at Managua City Hall were pointed at for crimes and brutal repression.
The Albanisa vice-president is punished for corruption and embezzling millions of dollars of public funds.
The days will be warm, with skies partly cloudy from the morning. Cloud cover will increase in the early afternoon, and occasional showers and thunderstorms will be likely in the capital. The high temperatures will be at 31 and 32° C (88 and 90 F), while the lows will be around 23° C (73 F).
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