Nicaragua Archives - Page 312 of 444

Nicaragua: My Disillusionment with the FSLN

I stopped voting for the FSLN in2004. I was 20 years old. Whoever reads this can criticize me as much as they want for not having realized earlier the type of organization it was.

Brazil Rejects Amnesty in Nicaragua to the Murderer of Rayneia Lima

The Government of Brazil condemned and deplored on Thursday the amnesty granted to Nicaraguan ex-military Pierson Adan Gutierrez Solís, sentenced to fifteen years for the confessed murder of Brazilian university student Rayneia Gabrielle Lima, which occurred a year ago.

Police Repress Protests in Several Cities of Nicaragua

Despite a massive police deployment, students, former political prisoners and other Nicaraguan citizens participated in sit-ins or express protests in various parts of Managua and other cities of the country on Thursday, July 25.

“A Pattern of Executions in Rural Areas” of Nicaragua

Juan Carlos Arce, a member of the human rights defenders’ group “Nicaragua: Impunity Never Again,” said that this pattern, resumed by the Nicaraguan state in recent months, is a strategy that had been implemented since 2007, when Ortega returned to power, and the executions were carried out by the National Army and the Police.

Ortega: The Peace of the Graves

Ortega announced the cancellation of the negotiating table. He closed it, for now. When he feels the need, to dig it up again, it will be with the same purpose: Distract, confuse and gain time.

Ortega’s Police Kidnap 6 Young People in Jinotega, Nicaragua

Six young people from the self-organized movement were kidnapped by the Ortega police on Wednesday afternoon in Jinotega, when a patrol intercepted them on their way to the Our Lady of the Angels church, where they intended to take part in a memorial mass for three people killed a year ago as part of the regime’s “Operation Clean-up” across the country.

The Myths that Hound Us in Nicaragua

Every day I read fiery statements. Various trends, fears and dreams are expressed from social networks about what should or should not happen in the Nicaragua of the future. The opinions are very diverse, but it is remarkable how the patterns of our history are repeated in them.

Daniel Ortega Vetoes Student March in Managua, Nicaragua

Worried that the outside world would once again witness the repudiation of his government and hoping to control internally through fear, Commander Daniel Ortega has once again ordered his Police to prohibit any type of public protest in Nicaragua.

Balloons Scare the Pants Off the Rulers in Nicaragua

While the paramilitary killer of Brazilian med student Rayeina Lima was being released from prison and given a clean slate on Tuesday, five women in the city of Leon were arrested for putting balloons outside one of their homes. The fact is, in Nicaragua reality far surpasses any fiction.

Paramilitary who Killed Brazilian Med Student Set Free in Nicaragua

As if rubbing salt in an open wound, an Appeals Court judge in Managua ordered the release on Tuesday of paramilitary Pierson Gutierrez Solis, who exactly a year ago murdered the fifth-year Brazilian medical student Rayneia Lima.