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Women in Nicaragua’s Ongoing 2018 Rebellion

At the dialogue table, in the medical centers, the press rooms, in the occupied universities, and behind the barricades, there are women. We talk with some of them.

Amnesty International Tells the Gov. of Nicaragua to “Stop the Murders”

Amnesty International and human rights activist Bianca Jagger, denounced the government of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua for an attack Monday by “Sandinista mobs” against a university in the capital, and urged him to “stop the murders” in the country.

Ortega’s Leading Radio Station Burned in Nicaragua after Attack on University

A group of unknown gunmen attacked the facilities of the University of Engineering (UNI) in the Nicaraguan capital today, after students barricaded themselves inside. During the assault, another group set fire to the facilities of the nearby official radio station “Nueva Radio Ya.”

Nicaragua: Joint Commission Meets Monday to Try to Restore Dialogue

A joint commission, created in Nicaragua to try and unblock the dialogue between the government and the opposition Civic Alliance and resolve the acute crisis that is shaking the country, will meet for the first time on Monday, announced today the mediation commission formed by the Catholic Episcopal Conference.

Zoilamerica: Ortega and Murillo are “Wounded Gods Capable of Everything”

Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega’s stepdaughter, said the president is “capable of anything to hold on to power” and that he and her mother, Vice President Rosario Murillo, act “like wounded gods” faced with the protests that shake the country.

Protective Measures Sought for Nicaraguan Students

During their recent visit and investigation, the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) requested that the Nicaraguan State adopt precautionary measures to guarantee the security of the 13 young people from different student movements who have participated in the National Dialogue.

Renewed Violence in Nicaragua Condemned by IACHR

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday condemned new acts of violence that took place this week in three cities in Nicaragua, where three people were killed and dozens more wounded. It also issued a precautionary measure to protect students.

Nicaragua Peasant Leaders: The Streets are Our Place to Protest

Francisca Ramirez said President Ortega has already demonstrated “he is unable to govern” because he ordered the population to be repressed. “They are sick from power and they think they own Nicaragua,” she said.

Nicaragua Panorama Darkens as Ortega Rejects Agenda for Democratization

The protestors offered to relax roadblocks if the government would allow the agenda to procede, but dialogue ends without agreements, and the protests intensify demanding that Ortega and Murillo leave.

Dialogue Suspended in Nicaragua and Violence Returns

The national dialogue between the Government of Nicaraguan government and a civic alliance of students, business people and civil society was suspended today due to failure to agree on the agenda to be discussed, while violent confrontations were reported in the city of Leon that left one dead and at least a dozen injured, some seriously.