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Nicaraguan Government Imposes Political Control over NGOs

New regulations from Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry to prevent “terrorism” threaten efforts for civic promotion of democratic rights.

Exercising Male Power over Women’s Bodies is the Norm in Nicaragua

At least six women were killed in Nicaragua in the first month of 2020. Maria Teresa Blandon sees these numbers as linked to the growing citizen insecurity…

Free Elections: a Plebiscite to Defeat Nicaragua’s Dictatorship

First, the coalition and territorial organization, the program and fighting strategy to achieve electoral reform, and lastly, the candidates.

Nicaragua, Soon to Become the Only Country Without a Print Newspaper

“Destroying La Prensa is an obsession of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo,” says the editor of the last print newspaper in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Student: “The Police Threatened Me Every Day in Prison”

Student Maria Ruiz spent almost six months in detention with common prisoners. The jailers demanded information on other university students.

Sergio Ramirez: In Elections with No Guarantees Ortega would be Reelected

Author and former Nicaraguan VP Sergio Ramirez said that conditions for holding “fair and transparent” elections in 2021 don’t exist.

Murdered Journalist’s Parents Return to Nicaragua to Demand Justice

Amanda Lopez and her husband Angel Gahona returned from exile despite considering Nicaragua unsafe. They demand justice for their murdered son.

Political Trial for Nicaragua’s “Water Carriers” Suspended

Young people arrived at the court wearing T-shirts with the slogan “we are missing 65,” referring to the current number of Ortega’s political prisoners

Salvadoran Prosecutor’s Office Seizes Assets from accomplices of Mauricio Funes

Nine properties, 6 vehicles and 4 bank accounts confiscated from two former officials of ex-President Funes, granted asylum by Ortega in Nicaragua.

Impunity Facilitates the Killings of Indigenous People in Nicaragua’s Bosawas Reserve

The State’s permissiveness over the last decade has left a trail of death, grief, deforestation, and a more pronounced agricultural frontier in the reserve area.