Five Years After the Political Crisis in Nicaragua
Message to heads of state: Let us not forget entire families are waiting for justice. Let us take action to liberate Monsignor Rolando Alvarez.
Message to heads of state: Let us not forget entire families are waiting for justice. Let us take action to liberate Monsignor Rolando Alvarez.
While largely distancing itself from Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, understanding the shift from revolution to authoritarianism remains complex.
In the last five years, Toruño has suffered persecution, exile, the theft of his assets and properties and the loss of his broadcast license.
Ambassadors: Act for a democratic transition in my country. For life, peace, and justice. For an end to crimes and impunity.
“All of them have been detained for exercising their rights to freedom of expression or of demonstration.”
“These actions occur under the protection of the judicial system & security forces; so in the majority of cases it’s impossible to denounce”
The Lakus is a microcosm of the region: escalating land invasions, false land titles, increasing threat and violence, and rapid forest loss.
The Ortega government’s supposed anti-imperialism allows them to continue being swallowed by leftist observers in Latin America and Europe.
“The canal was a failure, but the concession is still in force, in the hands of corrupt interests.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez noted he has taken “significant” steps together with other governments to address injustice in Nicaragua