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Ortega and Murillo Take on “Absolute Power” in Nicaragua

Reform eliminates municipal autonomy, suppresses the independence of state powers, and fully subordinates the Army and Police.

Rivera’s case had been classified as “forced disappearance”, since there’d been no indication of his whereabouts since September 2023.

Dictatorship orders the reform of over 100 articles of the Nicaraguan Constitution, including extending the presidential term to six years.

Ortega threatens fines, sanctions, and temporary or permanent suspension of operations for those enforcing foreign sanctions.

The prisoners were jailed for protesting the highly contested official election results in July.

Elsbeth D’Anda, who hosts a television program on Nicaragua’s Channel 23, has been in police custody since October 27.

At the El Chipote prison, they weren’t allowed to sleep, as they were under constant interrogation. They had to accept exile or rot in jail.

With the appointment of Marco Rubio, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum will be faced with a fundamental question regarding Cuba.

Cuban-American Senator Marco Rubio will be the next Secretary of State, becoming the first Hispanic to lead US diplomacy.

The new power born in the United States with president-elect Donald Trump is essentially a personality-centered power.