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Opening a Historic Window in Nicaragua

Recent events in Nicaragua have surprised many with the intensity and the massiveness of the revolt against the regime of Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua’s Army Says Dialogue Is the Only Way Out of the Crisis

The 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.

Nicaragua in Chaos and Ortega Asks God for Help

Nicaraguan 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.

Bishops to Ortega: Invite the IACHR Now and End the Repression

The 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.

Cuba’s Example has Infected the Rest of the Latin American Left

After 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.

Nicaragua: Ortega Forces Attack Universities

One 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).

Gigantic march in Nicaragua Demanded “Justice and Democracy”

Tens of thousands of people peacefully marched through the streets of the Nicaraguan capital on Wednesday, demanding “democracy” as well as “justice” from President Daniel Ortega for the victims of the anti-government protests in mid-April.

Independent Journalists Condemn Repression in Nicaragua

The Independent News Media in Nicaragua is under assault from the Ortega/Murillo government. Today several of these journalists, photographers, editors, photographers, etc. issued a statement demanding an end to the repression and censureship.

Nicaragua: Ortega Calls March Simultaneous to the Students

Tensions rose this morning as Nicaragua’s vice president, Rosario Murillo, called on government supporters to attend a rally “for peace, love and coexistence” in Managua, almost at the same time of a national march announced last week led by university students demanding the departure of President Daniel Ortega.

Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo on the Student Revolt in Nicaragua

Since last April 19, the streets of various cities in Nicaragua have filled with protesters. “These young people are bringing together the essence of many generations of Nicaraguans, and hence that makes this movement one that gives us hope,” comments Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo.