The day before Amaya Coppens Zamora was taken prisoner by Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship, in Leon, her father Federic Coppens spoke to her from Belgium. He tried to convince her that “things were becoming tense” and that she should look into leaving the country. She got annoyed and hung up the phone.
Read MoreNicaraguan authorities should investigate a targeted online harassment campaign against freelance journalist Carl David Goette-Luciak, find those responsible, and ensure his safety, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). However, the question is will they investigate themselves?
Read More“The program is going to be the same, we will try to go more in-depth and retake some things that we had left behind. The jokes are going to be there and the political viewpoint will remain as long as this struggle continues. That I can assure,” stated Edgar Tijerino, the founder of the Double Play program.
Read MoreThe leader of the anti-canal peasant movement, Francisca Ramirez, promises to fight from abroad against the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. She said it from San Jose, Costa Rica, where she had to seek refuge, faced with a fierce government persecution.
Read MoreUniversity student Elsa Valle, released today after 75 days in prison for protesting against the government of Daniel Ortega, denounced that the detainees suffer psychological abuse and subsist in unhealthy conditions with a poor diet. She also said she would continue to be part of the struggle for a free Nicaragua.
Read MoreThere have been a number of observations aired on the independent television channels here regarding the role of the student delegates and the bishops who are the mediators and guarantors of the currently stagnated national dialogue.
Read MoreA survey made by the Costa Rica based polling firm CID Gallup between September 6 and 18, the results of which were presented on the Esta Noche news program, showed that the percentage of Nicaraguans demanding the ouster of president Daniel Ortega and vice president Rosario Murillo increased from 57% in May to 61% in September.
Read MoreAt least 300 Nicaraguans and other supporters demonstrated today in front of the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, to demand the resignation of President Daniel Ortega, whom they described as a “murderer” and “dictator”, reported dpa news.
Read MoreAccording to Ortega, business people “concoct” threats against their businesses to justify closing and thus join the national strikes. So I tell them that I will take them at their word and send police. “If they want now to play with economic terrorism, then we are going to help them keep their stores open,” he asserted.
Read MoreThe sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua over these past five months hasn’t only inflicted a fatal toll on human rights, but it has also hit the economy very hard. It’s been estimated that 347,000 people have been dismissed from their jobs, and losses ascend to some US $946.2 million.
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