Nicaragua Archives - Page 114 of 443

Ortega Ups to Nine the Number of Priests; Laymen Convicted

Priests quoted biblical verses before the Ortega judge who declared them guilty. CENIDH tells Catholic hierarchy not to remain silent.”

Nicaraguan musician of the Monroy & Surmenage band describes his arrest and interrogation in El Chipote and later expulsion from his country.

Ortega’s Prosecutor requests eight years in prison each; AUN denounces: “even their relatives were not allowed to enter the mock trial.”

What allowed Ortega to become the new Somoza, is officials’ acceptance of servility for perks needed to carry out the dictatorship’s crimes.

Since coming to power a year ago, Boric has been a fierce critic of the international indifference to the human rights crisis in Nicaragua.

Ten organizations in solidarity with Nicaragua in Brazil remind the president of the serious situation of Daniel Ortega’s political prisoners.

“Venezuela learned the technique from Cuba, Cuba learned it from Russia, and Nicaragua is now copying Cuba and Venezuela.”

They committed themselves to pay, but never did, and instead attacked and censored the newspaper which they now confiscated.

Silvio Prado: The quantum leap in budget allotments to the Mayors’ offices now under FSLN control reaffirms Ortega’s “carrot & stick” policy.

“From the many exiles that make up our history, conclusive struggles have been organized. Let’s make this our common task today from exile.”