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Nicaragua: Political Prisoners Fear New Beatings

“For more than 12 hours the political prisoners carried out a protest from the building of gallery 16 to the maximum-security cells, demanding freedom. Today we have seen these young men break the security of this dictatorial regime,” says the political prisoner, Yubrank Suazo, in a video that went viral on social networks.“For more than 12 hours the political prisoners carried out a protest from the building of gallery 16 to the maximum-security cells, demanding freedom. Today we have seen these young men break the security of this dictatorial regime,” says the political prisoner, Yubrank Suazo, in a video that went viral on social networks.

International Guarantors, a New Hurdle at the Nicaragua Negotiating Table

Reaching consensus on international guarantors has become a new obstacle at the negotiating table between the regime of Daniel Ortega and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, with which they seek to overcome the crisis that broke out last April and has left hundreds dead and detained, according to the Crisis Group.

Flipping Off the Ortega Regime

Even though the courageous university students raised their voices against the dictatorship this week inside the Central American University, we’re still falling like chumps into the dictator’s game. I’m not referring to the fact that the Civic Alliance reached an agreement with the dictatorship’s representatives for a “roadmap”, that doesn’t meet our expectations…

Nicaragua’s Catholic Bishops Reject Participation in the Negotiations

The Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference (CEN) announced that they will not be “physically present” in the negotiations between the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy and the regime of Daniel Ortega, in a letter revealed on Friday afternoon. The bishops met today to consider an invitation, extended to the CEN earlier in the week by the negotiation table.

Nicaragua: The Paramilitaries’ Weapons Came from the Police

Before the more recent months acting as a false witness, Captain “Leonardo” was ordered to repress the citizenry. He knows firsthand how the paramilitaries were recruited and armed. Where did the weapons come from? Many experts pointed out that only the army had access to these weapons. However, our source contributes previously unknown information.

Nicaragua: Police Captain Admits Making False Testimony against Protestors

Captain “Leonardo” has had to testify about events he did not witness in ten political trials, in which they condemned as “terrorists” citizens who participated in the protests against the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.

“Journalism and Humor Cannot be Silenced”

Cartoonist Pedro Molina reported being the victim of direct threats from fanatics of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, something that dozens of independent journalists in Nicaragua have also denounced. He assures that they will not shut him up and that the commitment he has, together with his colleagues who work from the underground or in exile, is growing every day.

Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council Session

“It is fundamental that the international community does not take its eyes from Nicaragua”, since, “when you have crimes against humanity, (we) must intervene so that this situation is modified”, explained the Guatemalan lawyer, Claudia Pay y Paz, one of the four members of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI).

Roadmap Approved by Nicaragua Negotiations

Following five discussion sessions, the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship and the Civic Alliance approved the so-called “roadmap” to begin the political negotiations that could open the doors to finding a solution to the sociopolitical crisis, now in its 11th month. It was triggered by the government repression exerted against widespread civic protests that broke out in April of 2018.

Carlos Mejia Godoy Received by Nicaraguans in Panama (Video)

On March 5, the exiled Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Carlos Mejía Godoy was returning to Costa Rica from San Francisco, USA, where he performed in concert with the group “Tierra Fertil”. While on a layover of a couple of hours in Panama, he was received at the Tocumen Airport by a group of Nicaraguan exiles, members of the April 19th Alvaro Conrado Movement in Panama.