Nicaragua Archives - Page 294 of 449

A Diminished ALBA Turns 15, Hopes to Revitalize

Countries of the Latin American “left” reiterate their attacks against the United States, as the only one guilty of their ills.

Nicaragua: Sanctions Against Ortega’s Son, Deep Blow to Regime’s Finances

US Treasury Dept. sanctions Rafael Ortega Murillo, eldest son of presidential couple, along with the business enterprises DNP Petronic, Zanzíbar & El Goliat.

Arnoldo Aleman: Daniel Ortega’s False Opponent

Before Aleman & Ortega sealed their pact in 2000, the most recent one had been between Anastasio Somoza and conservative Fernando Aguero in 1971.

A Unified Electoral Reform Proposal for Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s Civic Alliance and the Blue and White National Unity movement presented on December 12th a broad proposal for electoral reforms.

Nicaragua’s Agrarian University Expels or Sanctions 240 Students

Their crime was disagreeing with the politics of the Nicaraguan Students Union (UNEN), an organization closely allied with the Ortega regime.

Closed NGOs Resist the Onslaught of the Nicaraguan Regime

Organizations that lost their legal status since a year ago, maintain their projects and goal of holding power accountable in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Police Attack Relatives of Political Prisoners & Journalists

On Thursday in Managua, Nicaragua, riot police assaulted and robbed relatives of political prisoners and journalists.

Nicaragua: HR Defenders and Feminists Demand Justice not Impunity

Nicaraguan human rights organizations denounce “restructuring” of paramilitary groups, in addition to torture and rape in prisons.

Victoria Obando: “We Won’t Stop Until Ortega is Gone”

The student, transgender activist and released political prisoner maintains her demand that Ortega must go so that Nicaragua can be rebuilt.

Three dictatorships in Latin America on International Human Rights Day

In Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, above all, no reference will be made. Or if any is done it will sound ironic.