The Organization of American States (OAS) today summoned the Permanent Council to an extraordinary session on Wednesday, September 12, to address the situation in Nicaragua, where at least 320 people have died since protests began in April.
Read MoreJournalist Angel Gahona was killed by a well-aimed gunshot on the night of April 21st in Bluefields, on Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast. Brandon Lovo and Glenn Slate are the first political prisoners to be condemned by the dictatorship for the death of those victims that they themselves massacred.
Read MoreIn the last two decades, civic protests have exploded in Latin America and Europe – in Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela and Spain, among other places, borne out of an “indignation” about the closing off of political spaces, corruption and the power of the political elite. In all cases, the common denominator has been the central role of the university students.
Read MoreAn image with the tag “#SOSINSS” circulated over the social networks, inviting people to a citizen protest on Wednesday, April 18. A time and place had still not been agreed upon, or at least not been disclosed. The protest’s organizers, a group of young university students and professionals, wanted to avoid having the riot squad and the shock forces be the first to arrive.
Read MoreLuis Enrique (Mejia Lopez), Nicaraguan singer and song writer, recognized internationally as the Prince of Salsa, just launched the video of his song “Mordaza” (Gag rule), supporting the empowerment of the people protesting against the Ortega-Murillo regime.
Read MoreSenior Commissioner, Farlen Roa, second in command at the feared interrogation prison known as El Chipote, accused Carcache of being the leader of a “terrorist” band that committed aggravated robbery, obstruction of government functions, facilitating tax evasion, illegal possession of firearms, attempted homicide, very serious injuries and fires to the detriment of the State of Nicaragua.
Read MoreNicaragua’s serious political crisis has led to “mass foreign capital flight” of over 1 billion USD in less than five months, warned independent economist Nestor Avendano. “If three months ago I thought that this situation was manageable, today I will say that it has exceeded tolerable limits.”
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS today condemned the persistent attacks that journalists and media in Nicaragua are going through, which also includes being subject to political pressure and indirect censorship by the government.
Read MoreSome 85% of the large business sector heeded the call for a National Work Stoppage on Friday put out by the Civic Alliance and backed by the Superior Council of Private Business (COSEP), the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham), and the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Funides).
Read MoreOver 80% of Nicaraguans support “moving up” the 2021 presidential election and 62% disapprove of Daniel Ortega performance as president in the face of the crisis that broke out more than four months ago, according to a survey published Friday in Managua
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