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Nicaraguan Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Nicaraguan Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike. Three of the political prisoners with sewn mouths were moved to maximum security cells.

The National Assembly will discuss beginning October 13 the “Foreign Agents Law”. The “Cybercrimes Law” will be introduced the same day.

Ortega Executed their Children, Deep Scars Remain. Elizabeth Velasquez: Two years waking up with the memory of her murdered son…

Women Forging New Political Paths in Nicaragua, assuming new leadership roles with little concrete recognition after the April Rebellion.

A simple analysis of the criminal policy of the Ortega-Murillo regime, in the last month, gives an idea of the fragility and despair it faces.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government “appears to be preparing for a new phase of repression” Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Citizens wearing face masks and face shields; businesses with extreme sanitation measures; and half-filled movie theaters.

The campaign: “Machismo is a pandemic!”, led by Nicaraguan feminist groups, tries to educate on the ravages of gender violence.

Ortega-allied deputies introduce the “Special Cybercrimes Law” which establishes jail time for citizens who spread “fake news”.

Twenty-one European Parliament Members, US officials and global NGOs warn that law will damage the work of activists and media.