Leaders of the farm population who oppose an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua announced today that they will block the country’s roads until they are included in the national dialogue that will begin Wednesday with the government, almost a month after the large-scale student protests began.
Read MoreThe Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference (CEN) announced today that the dialogue called to resolve the crisis in the country will begin on Wednesday, while the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) confirmed that it received an invitation from the Ortega government to travel to Managua.
Read MoreCarlos Mejia Godoy never stops writing songs. He says that the students leading the current protests in Nicaragua have given him back his youth and that dedicating music to them is his way of contributing to the struggle.
Read MoreThe Government of Nicaragua announced today that it will allow a mission of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to visit the country to “observe the human rights situation”, informed the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro.
Read MoreRecent events in Nicaragua have surprised many with the intensity and the massiveness of the revolt against the regime of Daniel Ortega.
Read MoreThe Nicaraguan Army warned that dialogue is the only way to resolve the governance crisis faced by President Daniel Ortega and to avoid irreversible damage to the economy and national security.
Read MoreNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent an audio message to the nation Saturday evening amidst serious riots and clashes in Masaya, a city near the capital, where he invoked God to ask for “strength to achieve peace.” The protesting students note his mixed message of peace while promoting repression.
Read MoreThe Nicaraguan Catholic Bishops’ Conference called on the government of Daniel Ortega today to adopt four “concrete steps” that would “pave the way for the realization of a national dialogue.” The bishops set a deadline of noon on Monday for the Sandinista Executive to respond and then put a start date for the negotiations.
Read MoreAfter fighting a successful offensive to power, Latin America’s Left is now retreating. Cuba was always the leader of this movement and the region recognized it as its guiding beacon, but now it is languishing. Recent events unfolding (Nicaragua) point to a pathological infection which has spread from the Caribbean’s largest island.
Read MoreOne more student killed and at least 11 persons wounded is the preliminary result of an armed attack Thursday night on entrenched students at a university in Managua, said Víctor Cuadras, a spokesperson for the April 19th Student Movement (M19A).
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