On Monday, March 18, the European Union demanded of the Nicaraguan authorities that “all paramilitary groups” be “urgently disarmed and disbanded.” They also warned: “only a credible and inclusive dialogue can resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis.”
Read MoreFrom October 2018 up to now, Delia Valdivia Blandon, 51, has adopted over 30 children, all of them political prisoners of Daniel Ortega’s regime. With help from other mothers of prisoners, she feeds these 30+ Nicaraguans held in the jails at El Chipote, La Esperanza, and La Modelo.
Read More“How much did they pay you for serving the murderers and condemning the innocent?” writes the dentist and merchant Irlanda Jerez from prison to the judge that sentenced her and numerous other protestors to long prison sentences.
Read MoreThe police brutality did not stop hundreds of citizens from waving their blue and white flags and screaming at the top of their lungs: Viva Nicaragua libre! For the first time, since a de facto state of emergency banning marches was imposed five months ago, demonstrators took to the streets of Managua demanding the complete release of the more than 700 political prisoners.
Read MoreThe Ortega Police lashed out on Saturday against opponents and journalists in order to frustrate a march for the release of political prisoners. The day was marked by the brutality of the police and ended in the evening with the release of the people who were abducted, a total of 164 that were greeted by citizens who carried blue and white flags.
Read MoreLast Thursday, under the protest of the student movement, the Civic Alliance rejoined negotiations with the Ortega dictatorship, with the Vatican’s representative as a witness, when the Organization of American States conditioned its participation as international guarantor of the Dialogue under the condition of the release of all the political prisoners.
Read More“Several police patrols, with about 30 riot police arrived to burst in to the radio, they stayed for almost half an hour and destroyed several things that we had in the garden,” denounces Alvaro Montalvan, owner and journalist of Radio Mi Voz.
Read MoreDaniel Ortega’s police went “with everything” on Saturday against an attempt at a peaceful demonstration in Managua. From early in the morning, downtown streets and roundabouts were overflowing with riot police with their war rifles. The arrests were massive as citizens arrived for the protest demanding the release of all political prisoners. Here is a partial list
Read MoreIn an attempt to prevent reporting of the police violence against peaceful protestors, the Ortega riot squads also attacked journalists trying to cover the protest march on Saturday, reports La Prensa.
Read MoreThe Blue and White National Unity coalition maintains its call to demonstrate this Saturday afternoon in demand for the “unconditional and absolute” release of the hundreds of citizens jailed for protesting against the government of Daniel Ortega. On Friday, the National Police denied permission for the march and stepped up its presence in the center of the capital.
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