Nicaraguan Perspectives

Lack of legal basis and ambiguities in the official version on the arrest of Bishop Mata

July 10, 2026

Lack of legal basis and ambiguities in the official version on the arrest of Bishop Mata in DIVERGENTES, July 5, 2026 by Catalina Fabbri The Ministry of the Interior of…

Dictatorship leaves Bishop Emeritus Juan Abelardo Mata under house arrest, according to sources

July 1, 2026

Dictatorship leaves Bishop Emeritus Juan Abelardo Mata under house arrest, according to sources In La Prensa, July 1, 2026 The priest and deacon arrested were released on June 30. Martha…

Political Prisoners in Nicaragua: forced disappearances continue

June 18, 2026

Political Prisoners in Nicaragua: forced disappearances continue in La Prensa, June 16, 2026 The number of forcibly disappeared political prisoners could increase if the relatives of those six people close…

The strange poetry of Ortega Murillo family and their references to pain, power and death

May 24, 2026

The strange poetry of Ortega Murillo family and their references to pain, power and death In La Prensa May 17, 2026 From "poems" of child deaths and old cravings for…

April, narratives and symbols

April 27, 2026

April, narratives and symbols by Alfonso Malespín in DIVERGENTES, April 24, 2026 Since 2018 the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have moved from the shock which the…

Allowing the return of some exiled Nicaraguans “is a confession of the abuse” by the Ortega-Murillos and does not “repair the harm done”

April 9, 2026

Allowing the return of some exiled Nicaraguans "is a confession of the abuse" by the Ortega-Murillos and does not "repair the harm done" in La Prensa, April 3, 2026 The…

In Switzerland they expose the cruelty of the regime against eight Mayangna forest protectors

March 21, 2026

In Switzerland they expose the cruelty of the regime against eight Mayangna forest protectors In La Prensa, March 21, 2026 Testimony gathered by La Prensa, after the Human Rights Council,…

Victims of the regime and human rights defenders describe the report of the UN experts as “devastating”

March 11, 2026

Victims of the regime and human rights defenders describe the report of the UN experts as “devastating” La Prensa, March 11, 2026 The report uncovers the fact that the regime…

Members of UNAMOS plan to return to Nicaragua if the dictatorship frees the political prisoners and reestablishes freedoms

February 27, 2026

Members of UNAMOS plan to return to Nicaragua if the dictatorship frees the political prisoners and reestablishes freedoms In La Prensa, February 25, 2026 The opposition organization the Democratic Renovating…

The United States recalibrates the focus of their pressure on Rosario Murillo, the “invented” co-president

February 17, 2026

The United States recalibrates the focus of their pressure on Rosario Murillo, the “invented” co-president By Wilfredo Miranda Aburto in DIVERGENTES February 11, 2026 The Trump administration has recalibrated its…