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“Media Outlets in Nicaragua Must be Returned,” says Rapporteur’s Office

After the release of journalists Miguel Mora and Lucia Pineda Ubau, the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American system continues “worried” by the fact that the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has not yet returned the newsrooms confiscated from “100% Noticias” and “Confidencial.”

Nicaraguan High School Students Rebel against Ortega’s Indoctrination Videos

The authorities of the Ministry of Education issued a directive to the principals of Nicaragua’s largest high schools. “The students have to watch the manipulated government / Sandinista Youth videos of the protests; it doesn’t matter if the curriculum plan is interrupted.

Will the OAS Human Rights Organization Return to Nicaragua?

Paolo Abrao lamented the persistence of “the atmosphere of repression and intimidation” in Nicaragua and said that the release of political prisoners was “just a first step” in the agenda necessary for the reconstruction of the country’s freedoms: the right to mobilize, to meeting, freedom of expression and press…

Nicaraguan Opposition Asks OAS to Shorten Deadlines for Ortega

In the proposed resolution of the Working Group for Nicaragua, which will be discussed by the foreign ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) during the General Assembly taking place in Medellin, Colombia, there is a point of disagreement with the Nicaraguan opposition.

IACHR Gathers 1500 Testimonies of Repression in Nicaragua

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) has gathered over 1500 testimonies from victims of state repression in Nicaragua, during the year that the IAHCR’s Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) has been functioning.

OAS to Give Ortega Another Chance to Negotiate a Solution to the Crisis

The Nicaraguan crisis will be addressed on the official agenda of the OAS General Assembly, as well as in parallel activities that take place prior to the meeting of foreign ministers.

The Woman Who Helped Nicaraguan Demonstrators Who Lost an Eye

While Daniel Ortega’s dark forces were shooting rubber or lead bullets at students and bystanders during the months of the 2018 protests, Irela Carolina Iglesias Aleman became an “angel of light and life” by providing a charitable hand, cry with them and share happy moments in the new stages of their lives.

Ortega Refuses to Return Confiscated Property in Nicaragua

The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo refuses to return the belongings that were taken by their National Police and paramilitaries from the released political prisoners, non-governmental organizations, different communications media and self-organized people who have supported the protests against the regime.

Anonymous from Nicaragua: the Pain of Being Alive

Prior to April 18, 2018, she was “a student, a daughter, working full time and attending the university at night. I was just one more student and citizen.” Like almost all of us. When the April Rebellion broke out, she found it impossible not to get involved.

Yubrank’s Dance and the Spirit of Nicaragua

On the day he was released from prison, Yubrank shook his whole spirit and sprayed blue and white across his surroundings, full of spirit. He demonstrated to all what a good Nicaraguan is made of: “pinol”, obsidian and a humor that can disarm any mortal.