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Sticking Points Remain in the Nicaraguan Opposition’s Search for Unity

Political analyst Eliseo Nunez defines the caudillo tradition as the concentration of power in a single person who then becomes the one central figure.

Nicaragua: Civic Alliance Splits from the Blue and White Unity

The separation of the Civic Alliance (AC) from the National Blue and White Unity movement (UNAB) is now official.

The Nicaragua Crisis Means Increased Violence against Women

Nicaragua’s socio-political crisis has sparked digital violence against women and in some cases this aggression then escalated into physical violence,

The Political Prisoners Ortega Refuses to Free

At least 60 political prisoners remain in Nicaragua’s jails, following the release of 91 prisoners of conscience last December 30.

Church in Tipitapa, Nicaragua Ransacked by Ortega Fanatics

The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH) reports that the group entered the temple, damaged religious images and stole items…

Amaya Coppens: Even When Out of Prison We Are Not Free or Safe

The student leader and her family suffer the constant aggressions from Ortega’s paramilitaries after her release from jail for the second time.

New Year’s Resolution: Keep Hope Alive!

To the citizens demands and protests of April 18, 2018, the Ortega government responded in the way it has responded since the 2008 municipal elections…

New Year’s Eve Attacks in Nicaragua…

Reporter’s home burned and student leader Amaya Coppen’s house stoned by Ortega fanatics.

Nicaragua: Released Political Prisoner says “Some Police Know It’s Not Right”

Wilfredo Brenes Dominguez, who’s been detained three times, asserts that he’s seen changes in the attitude of some police officers.

The Vatican’s Role in the Partial Prisoner Release in Nicaragua

Monsignor Sommertag explains the role of his diplomacy and the International Red Cross in the release of 91 of the 160 political prisoners in Nicaragua.