Meddling; terrorist actions; “distortion” in 1978, or “fake news” in 2018 – the allegations used by the Somoza regime are the same ones that Ortega is now using. That’s the comparison made by educator Carlos Tunnermann, also a member of the Group of Twelve during the struggle against Somoza.
Read MoreThe Executive’s proposal to issue 9.035 billion Cordobas (over $280 million USD) in Bonds, and to request the creation of “Financial Stability Bonds (BEF)”, at times of high uncertainty (political, social, economic, etc.), far from propping up the desired “stability,” may rather lead in the opposite direction.
Read MoreOne of the lies that Daniel Ortega’s dictatorial regime constantly repeats is that the formidable anti-dictatorial movement that came into public existence on April 18 is some sort of foreign-backed right-wing conspiracy to oust him.
Read MoreThe invitation to come out and demand freedom for the political prisoners included an option to demonstrate on foot or by bicycle. However, in the end the response was much broader: people also followed the route on motorcycles, skates, wheelchairs or skateboards. A television commentator even went in a quadricycle.
Read MoreOver five weeks ago, via both telephone calls and e-mails, Confidencial has been requesting an interview with the head of the Army, General Julio Cesar Aviles, or with another representative of this institution. Here are the questions we asked in writing as they requested.
Read MoreAt the end of July, Ivan Acosta, head of the Treasury and Public Credit Ministry, visited the Head Offices of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), both in Washington D.C. He was seeking funds to oxygenate the depleted coffers of the Nicaraguan Treasury. The trip didn’t go exactly how the Ortega government had hoped.
Read More“Not even in the great world wars has this happened, persecuting doctors, persecuting and destroying ambulances, health personnel,” said the president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica, Andres Castillo, during a forum organized by the Latin-Iberoamerican Medical Confederation (Confemel).
Read MoreAlthough the government of Daniel Ortega tries its best to make everything look normal, financial data shows a very disturbing truth: reserves and deposits continue to fall, as well as the number of social security affiliates.
Read MoreAfter 34 years of giving classes, a teacher from Pueblo Nuevo received a letter of dismissal at her home. She claims that it was because she supported anti-government marches. Reprisals against teachers have occurred in Esteli, Condega and Pueblo Nuevo.
Read MoreThe disastrous consequences that the Ortega Murillo dictatorship will leave behind far outmatch those of past dictatorships of the country. No other dictatorship of Nicaragua’s modern history has reverted public discourse back as many centuries as this regime.
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