Nicaragua’s April Mothers’ Association: “No Peace for Us until There’s Justice.”
“The state should turn over to us a list of the police and paramilitary involved in the repression,” so there can be a real investigation.
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Nicaragua
More than 160 Political Prisoners Remain in Ortega’s Jails
“We are planning to go out on the streets. We want a Christmas without political prisoners,” said Karen Lacayo, sister of political prisoner Edward Lacayo,
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New Documentary on Monimbo, Nicaragua’s Rebellious Spirit (Video)
The documentary analyzes the unique way in which the inhabitants of this indigenous neighborhood protest against government repression.
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The Silence of Big Business in Nicaragua’s Civic Rebellion
Why would Nicaragua’s business owners organized in COSEP (Superior Council of Private Enterprise) not accept joining in on a national strike?
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Widow of “Chabelo”: “The Ortega Government Killed My Husband”
Hundreds of residents of Masaya turned the funeral of Jose Isaias Ugarte into a demonstration against the Ortega-Murillo regime.
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Nicaraguan Student Leader Amaya Coppens Beaten for Reporting Abuse of other Prisoners
Parents of political prisoner Amaya Coppens reported that their daughter was beaten and her hair pulled by a Police officer at the infamous El Chipote jail.
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Nicaragua: “The Gang of the Water-Carriers” is Born in Prison
The prosecution accused 16 activists of “arms trafficking”, but on the night of Nov. 14th what they were bringing to the hunger strikers was water.
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“They Won’t Shut Us Up, Leon, Nicaragua is Awakening”
In this interview, Diego Reyes denounced that Leon, Police Chief, Fidel Dominguez, personally led the aggression and humiliation against his family.
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Nicaragua: Political Lynching of “Water Carriers” Set for January 30th
The judge rejected defense motions and keeps the 16 hostages in prison. Relatives demand Christmas without political prisoners.
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Torture as State Policy in Nicaragua: The Moral Decay of the FSLN
The application of torture and extreme cruelty as a systematic arm of repression is the final phase of the FSLN’s moral decomposition.
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