Nicaragua Archives - Page 180 of 446

OAS Votes: Ortega’s Reelection “Has No Legitimacy”

Twenty-five countries, a majority, demanded freedom for Ortega’s political prisoners and to begin application of the Democratic Charter.

Wang Jing congratulated Ortega and Murillo for their reelection and affirmed his “faith in the canal project” he once promised to build.

Lawyer Santos Sebastian Flores Castillo died in the cells of the Modelo prison in Tipitapa, where he had been held since June 17, 2013.

Ortega & Murillo’s behavior personified the electoral tactics of the great Latin American authoritarian figures since the nineteenth century.

The Nicaraguan people once again demonstrated their resilience, bravery and determination to remove the Ortega dictatorship from power.

Political Prisoners’ relatives call on the international community to remain alert for possible consequences of Daniel Ortega’s tirade…

Meanwhile, a group of US senators demands the use of all diplomatic and economic tools against the regime in Nicaragua.

On election day, independent observers saw empty polling places & very few lines to vote. Even many Ortega voters agreed with that assessment.

He calls prisoners of conscience “SOBs of imperialism” and calls European governments that do not recognize his election “fascists”

A large percentage of Nicaraguans stayed home Sunday to protest the electoral farce without competition. These are their reasons.