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Nicaragua: Civic Alliance Awaits Release of Political Prisoners “Without Any Delay”

The Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy demanded on Thursday that the Government of Daniel Ortega free “without any delay” the political prisoners, as a sign of the “good progress” of negotiations to overcome the crisis that the country lives, while more civil society groups, relatives of political prisoners and peasants continue to distance themselves from the negotiations with the dictatorship, just as the students did on Wednesday.

Political Prisoners in Nicaragua Engage in Civic Resistance

The struggle of Nicaragua’s political prisoners hasn’t died in jail, since they’ve found a number of ways to protest and demand their freedom from within. For doing so, they’ve been beaten up and isolated in maximum security cells. The latest case occurred last weekend, when in an act of rebellion,

Nicaragua: March Set for Saturday Demanding Release of All Political Prisoners

The National Blue and White Unity movement (UNAB) convoked today a demonstration in the streets for this Saturday, March 16, to demand the “absolute and unconditional” freedom of the hundreds of prisoners arrested for protesting against the regime of Daniel Ortega.

European Parliamentarian Groups Demand Sanctions against Ortega

Six groups in the European Parliament presented their proposals for a resolution on the Nicaraguan crisis, and four of these groups demand specific and individual sanctions against Ortega’s officials. A vote on a resolution for sanctions is expected on Thursday.

Rafael Solis: Ortega Wants a Tailor-Made Agenda

The former magistrate and political operator of the FSLN on the Supreme Court, Rafael Solis, believes that the agenda revealed by the government of Daniel Ortega for the national dialogue with the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, demonstrates that “the government does not want a serious and responsible dialogue, but a tailor-made dialogue.”

OEA “Exploring” the Possibility of serving as a guarantor for the dialogue

In a statement released on March 11, the Civic Alliance informed that their negotiating team had met with Luis Angel Rosadilla, OAS special envoy, “and put before this organization the priorities that the Alliance and the Nicaraguans demand, in order to escape from the deep crisis the country is going through.” Rosadilla, who also met with the government, said on Tuesday that he will be in the country until March 23rd.

Eight Women Leaders of Nicaragua’s Resistance to Dictatorship

Eleven years of repressed indignation exploded in April 2018, leaving behind at least 325 killed, over 700 political prisoners, and thousands who’ve been persecuted, tortured and exiled. The civic rebellion that arose in Nicaragua has had a woman’s face as well.

Ortega Shows No Sign of Commitment for Change

While the second attempt at a national dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in Nicaragua stagnates again, the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy and the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega try to “raise the stakes” with their conditions for the process.

Ortega Invites OAS at a New Impasse in the Nicaragua Negotiation

The Government of Daniel Ortega invited the Organization of American States (OAS) on Saturday to participate in the negotiations established with the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, which are at an impasse, after the bishops of the Episcopal Conference rejected to take part as witnesses or companions of the process.

Nicaragua’s Civic Alliance Leaves Talks until Ortega Releases Prisoners

The Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy said on Sunday that it will resume its assistance at the Negotiating Table once the Government of Nicaragua offers the country convincing signs to find integral solutions to the crisis that the country is experiencing and that contribute to an environment of peace.