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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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

Nicaragua’s Greatest Baseball Player Comments on the Crisis

Dennis Martinez: To hear shots and attacks along with calls for reconciliation, solidarity and love, doesn’t rhyme. There’s nothing poetic about it.

After the OAS Report on Nicaragua, What’s Next?

What is interesting about the OAS report, what concerns this article, is the recommendation of a dialogue. Again, to dialogue?