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Nicaragua: Ortega Freezes Retirement Fund for Priests

Retired priests were unable to withdraw their pensions after the dictatorship blocked an Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua bank account.

The dictatorship confiscates the site of the Condega Association of Women Builders, a safe place housing young women from rural communities.

Four hours of choreography, a concert of confiscated music, few international guests, and a Sandinista Youth crowd.

The group swore “loyalty” to “the Comandante and his partner.” “They’ve sold themselves for perks,” three former members affirm.

“It is a song that seeks to inspire Nicaraguans to continue the struggle for freedom,” explains Carla Mendoza, author of the song’s lyrics.

With objectives that echo North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Syria’s Bashar-al-Assad, their plan is to consolidate an authoritarian dynasty.

The Chilean president has been one of the Latin American leaders who has most strongly condemned human rights violations in Nicaragua

Cuba and Venezuela accept an explicit condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Ortega remained alone in rejection.

Lawyers for the reporter launched a campaign for personalities to attest to the risks involved in practicing journalism in Nicaragua.

Several organizations note that the BioClima project will not help the indigenous population, but instead will spread repression & violence.