On Monday, September 23, a delegation from the opposition group Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy began an intense lobbying campaign that includes the US House and Senate, as well as the Organization of American States (OAS). Their agenda also contemplated meetings with the Nicaraguan diaspora.
Read MoreThey fled Nicaragua to save their lives, hold onto their freedom and their physical integrity. In exile, some slept on the cold streets of the Costa Rican capital with empty stomachs. Others, from the United States, fostered the international denunciation of the violations of the Ortega-Murillo regime.
Read MoreThey arrived prepared, coordinated and ready. The majority were certain that they would not advance a kilometer from the four points where the march would start. And, indeed, so it was. On Saturday, September 21, Managua woke up militarized with hundreds of agents, patrols and paramilitaries…
Read MoreAt least 25 cases of political prisoners, published in Nicaraguan and US media, or as told to human rights organizations, have identified a pattern of abuse committed against opposition members while in detention: beatings, removal of fingernails, toenails and teeth, electric shock, acids thrown on skin, suffocation, cigarette burns, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and rape.
Read MoreOn Friday, September 20, a group of specialists in Nicaraguan political and electoral topics presented a proposal for amendments to Nicaragua’s Electoral Law. The proposed amendments would establish a ban on presidential reelection in order to guarantee the country’s return to democracy.
Read MoreThe government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo deployed dozens of patrol vehicles and hundreds of police and paramilitaries in Managua on Saturday, but could not prevent hundreds of Nicaraguan citizens from demonstrating at four points in the capital.
Read MoreSurrounded by the crowds, a hand in a latex glove lightly probes his neck with two fingers; then they close his eyes, and take him to the hospital. But he was already dead. I saw his body and his face on the ground before they lifted him onto the ambulance stretcher.
Read MoreThe Blue and White National Unity movement and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy maintain their call for a citizen protest on Saturday, September 21. The demonstrators will demand the restoration of constitutional rights in Nicaragua, despite the stepped-up police siege and a counter march announced from the government ranks.
Read MoreNicaraguan singer-songwriter Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy has given over 35 concerts in the United States, Canada and Central America since he was forced to seek exile in Costa Rica over a year ago. It’s his second period in exile, as once again he found himself needing to leave his country due to the brutal repression of another dictatorship.
Read MoreGonzalo Koncke, Chief of Staff of Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), stated early in the week that the Nicaraguan government’s decision to deny entry to the OAS High Level Commission is a poor decision for democracy and justice in the country.
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