Nicaragua Archives - Page 28 of 436

Interview with Nicaragua’s “Criminal” Muralist Kevin Laguna

The young muralist was prohibited from finishing the mural of Miss Universe, Sheynnis Palacios, in Esteli.

“Asylum seekers we spoke to at the border said that they had actually watched the security forces open fire and shoot and kill protesters.”

The idea of migrant crime is based on a false & xenophobic thesis, on a lie that seeks to construct the idea of migrants as dangerous people.

The president of Guatemala explains why he agreed to receive the latest group of 135 banished Nicaraguan political prisoners.

The philosopher & sociologist was in prison for ten months for expressing his opinion on social media. “I’m going to keep doing it,” he says.

Three students and two professionals explain why going back to Nicaragua isn’t in their plans, as they contemplate a future in other lands.

Muñoz was a political prisoner twice. She was accused of cybercrimes in a setup that involved the bishop of Granada, Monsignor Solorzano.

“I’m fine. Sad, angry, emotional, but okay,” she told me. Then her voice broke into intense crying. “They still have other women locked up.”

Once again after a large prisoner release/banishment, ten political prisoners from before the 2018 protests and others remain in jail.

“We thought this would never end, but God heard us,” says one of the 135 exiles. Former prisoners confirm physical and psychological torture.