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Nicaragua: What General Aviles Didn’t Say

The first thing that caught my attention in the speech of the Army Chief, Julio Cesar Aviles, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of that institution was what he didn’t say.

Pro-Ortega Thugs Attack Business Leaders with the Police Watching

A group of business people, including the President of the Superior Council for Private Enterprise of Nicaragua (Cosep), Jose Adan Aguerri, were attacked by a mob of supporters of Daniel Ortega’s regime, while they were in the presence of the National Police.

Latest UN Report: The Repression Continues in Nicaragua

The OHCHR report not only contains human rights violations occurring between April and September 2018, when all citizens’ protest were prohibited by the police, but the United Nations organization also presents the new phases of repression imposed by the de facto state of siege.

Nicaragua: A Poorly Conceived Strategy of Phantom Triangulation

For now, a serious analysis would have to recognize that there is a correlation of forces tactically favorable to Ortega. And that the international environment, weakened, if it gets to negotiate with Ortega, with such negotiation does not intend to change this internal correlation of forces at all.

How the Crisis in Nicaragua Changed our Sex Lives

We can’t talk about human beings without mentioning sex, much less in times of crisis. In fact, the first thing that gets lost at these times is the urge to “make love” or as we would say more directly: the urge to have sex.

Nicaraguan Radio Owner Demands Security for Journalists

Anibal Toruno, the owner of Radio Dario, affirms that his exile will end the day that he can return to Leon, his hometown. A week ago, he reentered Nicaragua after nine months outside the country; however, the conditions that led him to leave haven’t changed.

General Aviles Lays Nicaraguan Army at Ortega’s Feet

The head of the Nicaraguan armed forces, General Julio Cesar Aviles, took advantage of his speech – reviewing past achievements and future challenges – to align the military institution unconditionally with the leadership of strongman Daniel Ortega.

Ways to Protest under Police State in Nicaragua

The Blue and White National Unity (UNAB) calls on Nicaraguan citizens to join the campaign of protests against the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which has viciously repressed all the demonstrations against it.

Nicaragua: “Phantom Triangulation” in Negotiations with the OAS?

Contrary to the skepticism generated by the Ortega regime’s refusal to accept the newly formed high-level OAS diplomatic commission, which must seek a political solution within 75 days, political scientist Manuel Orozco visualizes important changes in the international and national environment, which could break the impasse of the political crisis.

Nicaragua After Ortega, Will “Anything” Be Better?

En la lucha contra el somocismo se repetía profusamente la frase “después de Somoza cualquier cosa”. Esa frase encerraba la creencia, o la ilusión, de que lo peor era el somocismo.