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Ortega’s Response to Companies in Crisis: “Let Them Fail!”

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega spoke out last Friday against the private sector and minimized the closure of companies affected by the crisis.

A Chilling Call for Murder by the Ortega Regime in Nicaragua

A group of Ortega supporters were seen this past Friday in the center of Managua displaying brand new black T-shirts with the word “PLOMO” (lead) on the back.

New US Sanctions Sound a Warning for Daniel Ortega

“Ortega’s being served notice that he hasn’t disappeared from Washington’s radar”, just a few days before the deadline for the

Hands Up in Nicaragua

In spite of living with guns pointing at us that force us to remain “hands up” in Nicaragua, we are still fighting, like Ali facing Frazier.

Amnesty International: VP Murillo’s Hate Rhetoric Incites Violence in Nicaragua

“VP Rosario Murillo invites other people to attack and criminalize those who have protested in the streets,” declares Erika Guevara of Amnesty International.

US Sanctions Three More Nicaraguan Officials over Abuses and Corruption

The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on three more Nicaraguan officials for their role in human rights abuses and widespread government corruption.

Archdiocese of Managua: “The Right to Live Freely has been Lost”

The Catholic Church’s Archdiocese of Managua issued a statement questioning the Ortega government’s economic policies including tax increases.

Is Ortega’s Regime Really Worn Out?

Politically, it makes no sense to say that a regime is worn out. Exhaustion is relative. An exhausted boxer could continue indefinitely in the ring if he doesn’t have an opponent; or he could recover strength.

Amnesty Int. Launches Campaign to Cease Repression in Nicaragua

“What we left behind: fleeing repression in Nicaragua,” is the latest campaign announced by Amnesty International, after the year and a half of crisis.

Punishment Vote against Ruling Parties Spreads in Latin America

Expert analyzes elections in Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay. Daniel Zovatto maintains that the trend is not an “ideological vote”.