Nicaragua

Roadblocks Intensify Nationwide in Nicaragua

In the face of Daniel Ortega’s government’s abuses against the Nicaraguan people, “the only way out” left to us “are the streets,” said Medardo Mairena, an anti-canal rural leader and member on the now suspended National Dialogue.

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Ortega and the US Join Hands at the OAS?

Although the massacre perpetrated by the Government of Nicaragua in April and May was not included on the official agenda approved for the 48th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) that opened this Monday in Washington, OAS sources assured that on Tuesday a “declaration” on Nicaragua will be discussed.

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Venezuela and Nicaragua Crisis on Today’s OAS Agenda

The OAS General Assembly, the most important annual meeting of the organization that brings together the countries of the Americas, began Tuesday its second and final day in Washington, where it will discuss a draft resolution that could initiate the process of suspension of Venezuela as well as resolution regarding Nicaragua.

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Nicaraguans Suffering for Their Country from Afar

My first instinct when I saw what was happening in Nicaragua was to buy a plane ticket and go. It was difficult to keep a rational head upon seeing so much injustice and my people in pain. I logged out of Facebook for a few hours and sat down to think about what I could do.

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Nicaragua: Ortega’s Death Squads are Free to Act

A source connected to the National Police told us that vigilante groups (which the Government continues to deny their existence) are made up of Managua City Hall employees, civilian-dressed policemen, former policemen, veteran guerrilla fighters and gang members from Managua’s neighborhoods and other cities.

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Sergio Ramirez: “Daniel Ortega’s Time Is Up”

The Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramirez says that President Daniel Ortega has let “the evil genie out of the bottle,” by responding to the crisis that his government faces with “chaos and terror”, a response that has caused over a hundred deaths in six weeks, according to human rights organizations.

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