Nothing in Venezuela Is What It Seems
Do not be guided by appearances. The final question is whether chavismo and its Maduro offshoot have ever been what they pretended to be.
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Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Gov. Paranoia: Heightened Surveillance Ordered
Rosario Murillo convened a meeting at the presidential bunker, El Carmen, without Daniel Ortega present, ordering a ‘state of alert’.
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Maduro Declares Himself Innocent and a “Prisoner of War”
“I am the president of Venezuela (…) I was captured in my home in Caracas,” he said at the hearing. His lawyer did not request bail.
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Maduro’s Removal Was Not to Restore Democracy in Venezuela
Sergio Ramirez: Trump sidelined president-elect Edmundo Gonzalez. The lesson for Nicaragua’s opposition: “don’t rely on military intervention”
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Nicaragua Tainted in US Indictment of Nicolas Maduro
Court filing places Nicaragua as a transit point on drug trafficking routes of the Maduro regime-linked Cartel.
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Venezuelan Dictator Maduro Fell but the Dictatorship Remains
US President Donald Trump announces he will govern Venezuela with Marco Rubio until there is a “transition”.
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USA Bombards Venezuela Targets and Captures Maduro
US Attorney General Pam Bondi says that Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores will be tried in a federal court in New York.
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Nicaragua: Letter to My Missing Father, Carlos Brenes
This time it is worse, crueler than in 2018. No one confirms where the political prisoners are, there are no visits, no delivery of packages, not even medication.
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Nicaragua: 12 Key News Stories in 2025
The dynastic co-presidency, purges within power, Chinese influence, transnational repression, and the impact of the Trump era defined 2025.
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Nicaragua: Why Do We Change Organizations but Not Practices
Generational turnover in Nicaragua faces a fundamental dilemma: political practices that have sustained strongmen for decades remain intact.
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