The opposition movement known as the “Blue and White National Unity” has called for a three-day consumer boycott beginning Wednesday, October 17, and an “energy strike” of one hour a day that would be extended indefinitely. Both actions are in protest against the “cruel repression” of Daniel Ortega’s government.
Read MoreIn the early morning of April 20, 2018, Brenda Gutierrez realized that something had changed in her son, Rodrigo Espinoza. She caught him creeping into the house, and as soon as he saw her, he said brusquely: “I only came so you’d be at peace. Tomorrow, I’m leaving early and I don’t know if I’ll be back.”
Read More“It is an aberration that the government of President Daniel Ortega makes arbitrary use of the criminal justice system to silence those who speak out against him,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty’s director for the Americas. “The Government is wrong if it believes that critical thinking and the demand for rights and indignation can be imprisoned.”
Read MoreThe forty people who were arrested Sunday by Nicaraguan police forces for protesting against Daniel Ortega’s government have been released, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh) announced on Monday. Ortega’s government has locked up over 400 political prisoners, many already charged with fabricated crimes of terrorism and organized crime, notes Cenidh.
Read MoreCarlos admits he’s on the wrong side, and he repeats this realization five times during our conversation. ”I know I’m on the wrong side: I know it, and my wife knows it. It makes me ashamed,” he states. “I felt bad being in that plaza, and holding up a flag bathed in blood,” he adds.
Read MoreSeveral Nicaraguan social movements and civic organizations denounced that the government of President Daniel Ortega has created a “fearsome apparatus of political and financial espionage” in the face of the political crisis experienced in the country.
Read MoreDaniel Ortega’s police arrested at least 15 people on Sunday morning, including several opposition leaders, who wanted to hold a march in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, reported Azahalea Solís, a member of the Blue and White National Unity coalition, reported dpa news.
Read MoreSince the state repression began in April, Nicaraguan artists have made known their support for the repressed population through songs and statements. The Milly Majuc Band has gone further and has supported it in different ways: playing at sit-ins, dedicating songs for those murdered by the Daniel Ortega regime and recently joined the consumer boycott called for on social networks.
Read More“In the reform to the crime of terrorism, any action can be considered terrorism. It does not give you guidelines for the crime and citizens do not have legal rights vis-à-vis the judge or the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office).”
Read MoreWith a frown of concern, Socorro Corrales invites us to quickly enter the house. “Come in! Come in! In front lives a “toad”—says the anguished old lady referring to a supporter of the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega—this persecution is horrible…on Saturday the police officers entered like animals and took them away.”
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