Sergio Ramirez on Writing and Exile
Words of the author upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 2024.
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Journalist and His Family Exiled in Secret
Briceño and his family were expelled from their home in San Rafael del Sur without the right to take anything, & their properties were seized.
Dealing with Trump in His Second Presidency
What can Mexico do in its dealings with Donald Trump? It can show its strength. And it has plenty.
From US-Mexico Border Theater to a Real War on Immigrants?
Republican-led states have deployed their police agencies to the border, heeding Texas governor Greg Abbott’s call to arms.
Nicaragua to See Greater Exploitation of Natural Resources
Recent reforms to Nicaragua’s Constitution eliminate governmental commitments to environmental protection.
Russia Approves Military Cooperation Pact with Nicaragua
The five-year intergovernmental project includes coordinating efforts to address threats to security and stability.
Socialist Int. Condemns “Brutal Repression” in Nicaragua
The reforms “institutionalize nepotism, and subordinate public institutions to the absolute control of the presidential family.”
Fascist Honor
Extreme right-wing groups in Latin America have found a wellspring that draws from historical revisionism and political incorrectness.
Confidencial’s Confiscated Offices Now Abandoned
Almost four years after the “inauguration,” the center is closed, with the pink paint and the giant photo of Ortega and Murillo peeling off.
Reed Brody, the “Dictator Hunter” on Nicaragua
“Apart from absolute monarchies, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a constitution that concentrates so much power in the hands of the executive.”