Ortega has been defeated. It’s a strategic defeat, one that’s clearly evident. But it’s a defeat that’s fundamentally occurring in the field of foreign diplomacy, due to Ortega’s own mistakes. However, while his continued rule may be unviable, there’s no national opponent that can claim the victory over the dictatorship.
Read MoreMax Cruz Gutierrez was the victim of six bullets on October 8th. “The riot police and the paramilitaries shot him in his house”, in front of his wife Marvis Salazar and his two children. “They did it because he was one of the organizers of the protest marches on Ometepe Island”, said one of the victim’s relatives.
Read MoreThe authorities of “La Esperanza” (Hope) prison prevented a delegation from the Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI, for its Spanish acronym) from verifying the physical condition of 17 women political prisoners who denounced that they were beaten on Friday, October 26, by dozens of men dressed in black inside the prison.
Read MoreA lot of people cried the day they arrested Byron Estrada in Leon. The radio stations were deluged with calls. Hundreds of people protested outside the police station, burning tires and shouting slogans. Fearing that the people might barricade the city once again, the paramilitary forces surrounded the area.
Read More“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.
Read MoreAbout 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.”
Read MoreFaced with the lack of transparency and independence in the Nicaraguan justice system, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (IGIE) urged Daniel Ortega’s government to establish a Special Prosecutor’s office. Such an office would be charged with investigating the acts of violence that have occurred since last April…
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreDaniel 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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