Nicaragua Archives - Page 67 of 440

Report on the Current Political Prisoners in Nicaragua

“Arbitrary express detentions have increased, most of which were carried out by people dressed in civilian clothes & in white pick-up trucks”

They expressed concern about “systematic patterns of harassment against members of the Catholic Church and other religious denominations.”

Those who have suffered regimes of force or imprisonment know that the power held by the army, regardless of the place, is destructive.

The first lesson from the failures of the 1979 revolution and the transition in the 90s is the lack of justice & an inclusive democratic model

“The large public works projects – highways, streets, schools are assigned to so-and-so,” according to orders from the FSLN in Managua.

The forced exit of the non-profit organizations in Nicaragua has increased “feelings of vulnerability and personal despair about the future.

“I insist that there’s a window here, and we must try to keep that window open, and hopefully turn it into a door.”

The women have also been charged with “spreading fake news” and “undermining national integrity.” Their sham trial is set for November 7.

Honduras and Nicaragua were ravaged by Hurricane Mitch on October 28 – 31, 1998. The storm left 10,000 dead in the region.

At the Nicaraguan border, they must pay immigration officials 150 dollars each for “safe conduct” to pass through the country safely.