Nicaragua

Ortega’s Assault on Independent TV Channel 100% Noticias

“The order of the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services (TELCOR) to broadcast the programming of the government’s Channel 6 on Channel 15, a relay channel of 100% Noticias, has the purpose to besiege and violate freedom of the press,” asserted Miguel Mora, Director of this news outlet, who denounced through social networks the directive of this regulatory entity.

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Why We Must Defend Nicaragua’s Bishops

About a year ago, the Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio Baez, revealed in an interview on “Esta Semana” (This Week) the warning that Pope Francis made to the members of the Episcopal Conference, during a meeting at the Vatican. Take into account, warned Francis, that if the Church of Nicaragua maintains its commitment to the people, denouncing injustice and telling the truth, it will also be the object of “espionage, persecution and martyrdom.”

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Daniel Ortega Releases 2 Prisoners, 558 Left

In the restored “normality” of the Nicaragua of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, there are many new “crimes” that deserve imprisonment and long sentences. Any kind of peaceful protest against the rulers is considered punishable. Today two political prisoners were released, that leaves 558.

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Subversive Laughter as a Form of Protest

If you have ever traveled by plane, you know the advice they offer before taking off — in case of an emergency, put your oxygen mask on first and then help someone else. That is what we must do in today’s Nicaragua, which six months ago began the task of overthrowing Daniel Ortega.

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Ortega Spies Using Israeli Technology

Daniel Ortega’s regime purchased espionage and intelligence programs from private Israeli technological companies, which according to an Israeli journalistic investigation have been used in several countries, including Nicaragua, to “find and detain human rights activists, persecute members of the LGBT community and silence citizens who criticize their government.”

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Police Citation Issued to Nicaraguan Teacher Sparks Protest

A citation ordering teacher Humberto Hernandez to appear at the Camoapa police station turned into a well-attended march against the local government last Saturday, October 27. The spontaneous demonstration was organized independently, amid a socio-political crisis in Nicaragua that has left hundreds dead.

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Nicaragua: A Chess Lover’s Fight against Ortega

Jonathan Lopez had left behind the comforts of his home to become a trusted leader and student spokesperson. He was sure that he was struggling for a just cause. Proof of this is that he never covered his face and was always front and center as the voice of the young people in the occupation of the largest public university in Managua.

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Nicaragua Protest Art Exhibited in Berlin and Paris

“Glances of Resistance” is an exhibition of protest art by Nicaraguan artists that was presented from October 19-21 at the Grand Marche Stalingrad Museum in Paris. The exhibition included works of art produced in the context of the socio-political crisis that the country is currently going through.

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