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Nicaragua: “Confidencial is in the Souls and Minds of its Journalists”

The journalist and director of “Confidencial” and the “Esta Semana” TV program, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, reacted to the assault and illegal takeover of his offices, by saying that all Nicaraguans are exposed to the dictatorship fabricating charges to censor them or turn them into political prisoners. However, he maintained that even without space for a newsroom, the media outlets he directs will continue reporting.

The Ongoing Eight-Month Epic Struggle in Nicaragua

Eight months ago, began the epic struggle of the incredible Nicaraguan people which in 1979 overthrew by force the Somoza dictatorship and with the social rebellion of April is prepared to get rid of, this time peacefully, another totalitarian regime, the dictatorship of the Ortega-Murillo family.

Ortega Expels Special OAS Human Rights Mission from Nicaragua

After canceling the legal status or forcing into exile several Nicaraguan Human Rights organizations, the last of the remaining international human rights organizations was expelled from the country on Wednesday.

Nicaragua’s Annual Cigar Fest Cancelled over Repression

Nicaragua’s tobacco executives decided, by consensus, to cancel the 2019 International “Puro Sabor” (Pure taste) Tobacco Festival due to the ongoing crisis in the country that has left at least 325 dead, 600 hundred political prisoners, tens of thousands of exiles and an economy in a tailspin.

Daniel Ortega: Our Police “Are More Aware, Dignified and Supportive”

The president poured compliments on the institution, founded in 1979 and now headed by the father-in-law of his son, Commissioner General Francisco Diaz, in the midst of the country’s socio-political crisis, in which the Police has acted as the repressive arm, with a balance of 325 confirmed deaths and more than 600 political prisoners.

Nicaragua’s Private Sector Responds to Ortega’s Offensive

The private sector will not negotiate unilaterally with the government of Daniel Ortega, said Jose Adan Aguerri, President of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP). He maintains that it would be useless if any businessman, large or small, seeks such an agreement, because all credibility in Nicaragua was lost.

From a Central American Woman in Mexico

Three months ago I moved to Mexico due to the social and political crisis in Nicaragua. I live in the capital, a fairly overwhelming city. Just to give you an idea: more than 6 million people ride the subway each day—the entire Nicaraguan population in just a couple train stations, a city with more than 8 million inhabitants.

Sergio Ramirez: “No State Power has the Right to Confiscate”

“The Constitution is not working; the laws are not worth the paper they are printed on,” said Ramirez, a former Vice President of Nicaragua (1985-1990) and recent winner of the Cervantes Award, the highest Spanish language literary standard. “Confiscation is an unconstitutional measure.” he noted.

Ortega’s Police Assaulted the NGOs Like Criminals

In the style of common criminals, Nicaraguan Police agents waited until the loneliness of the late night and early morning to assault with brute force the headquarters of several non-profit NGOs, known for pointing out, denouncing and criticizing the abuses of the Ortega regime. Earlier last week, the same NGOs had their legal status revocked by the National Assembly.

Nicaragua Exile Caravan Protests on the Southern Border

Over 600 Nicaraguans exiled in Costa Rica participated this Sunday in the Caravan for freedom and justice that left San Jose for the border with Nicaragua six hours north. Seventeen buses set off shortly after dawn for their protest against the regime of Daniel Ortega. According to Costa Rican immigration, over 50,000 Nicaraguans have fled to the neighboring country since the deadly repression and persecution began.