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Nicaraguan Musicians in Times of Revolution

There is no revolution without art. Nicaragua is experiencing a new social awakening and music is not far behind. Five artists sing to this new social struggle

Nicaragua’s Banks See 12% of Deposits Withdrawn during the Crisis

A 660 million dollar withdrawal in deposits (12% of the total) in two months increases the chances of Nicaragua’s Central Bank (BCN) finding itself forced to take drastic measures to tackle this problem. One possibility would be a freeze on bank accounts.

Squadron of Machete Wielding Men Pillage Catholic Center in Nicaragua

The theft and sacking of the Catholic Church facility located on the outskirts of the City of Matagalpa took place on the day that Bishop Alvarez was traveling with Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes to Italy for a meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis, concerned about the widespread violence unleashed in Nicaragua for over two months.

Ortega Regime once again Avoids Committing to Early Elections

The government’s dodging at the dialogue table doesn’t mean that the Civic Alliance is going to abandon it, although some sectors of the population believe that Ortega merely wants to gain time and avoid the central topic of the National Dialogue, which is the democratization.

Students Call for “Huge Marches” to Force Ortega Out

The clamor in the streets exerts pressure on the National Dialogue and on the Civic Alliance which is trying to point the way to a democratic way out of the crisis in Nicaragua. Meanwhile, President Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo have unleashed widespread paramilitary violence to try and squash the protests.

Nicaragua: Ortega Refuses to Discuss Early Elections

A new session of Nicaragua’s national dialogue concluded Monday without relevant agreements, following the government’s steadfast refusal to discuss early elections and the replacement of electoral and judicial authorities, said leaders of the opposition Civic Alliance.

The Crisis in Nicaragua in Terms of Economic Losses

In human terms, the most terrible thing of the government repression in Nicaragua are the more than 210 lives cut short and more than 1,500 injured, but also the economic cost to the whole country is very high.

Today’s Youth in Nicaragua Will Never Be the Same

I’m waiting for the bus in front of a crime scene. The day is windy, and it looks like it’ll rain soon in Managua. The water from the rainy season will make a clumsy effort to wash clean the blood that’s still there on the other side of the highway.

The Odyssey of the New Nicaraguan Migrants

At six in the morning, the line to get into the Department of Immigration & Foreign Services already stretches for over four blocks. At that hour, traffic is paralyzed and the businesses that specialize in immigration paperwork have been working for over an hour. Since the crisis began in Nicaragua, every day is like this.

Nicaragua is a Transformed Country, and Not for the Better

Hooded men lurking behind trees and jumping out, snipers on rooftops, homes burning down while children scream inside and people shot down in the middle of the street with a bullet to the head… These images all form part of Nicaragua’s new violent reality.