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Central American University announces SUSPENSION OF WORK FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

August 1, 2018

The Central American University in Managua released this press statement yesterday July 31, 2018 announcing the suspension of most of their activities for the month of August. Nearly half of…

Will We be Able to Live Together Some Day?

July 28, 2018

This is an opinion piece done by Guillermo Rothschuh, writer, essayist and Director of Observatorio de Medios of CINCO, published on July 20 in their digital publication, Confidencial. It addresses…

Daniel Ortega´s interview on Fox News

July 28, 2018

On July 23 Daniel Ortega was interviewed on Brett Baier´s Fox News Program. The full interview with its English translation can be seen here: http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/23/bret-baier-interviews-nicaraguan-president-daniel-ortega-special-report The interview was widely followed in…

Daniel Ortega´s Speech on the 39th Anniversary of the Revolution

July 25, 2018

To have a full picture of the polarization in Nicaragua today it is important to compare this speech with the previous post, the interview of Daniel Ortega´s Vice President in…

Sergio Ramírez: “Maybe what Daniel Ortega wants is to provoke a civil war”

July 23, 2018

This is an interview of Sergio Ramírez by the Costa Rican newspaper "La Nación". He is a well known writer throughout the Spanish speaking world, and was Daniel Ortega´s vice…

URGENT DECLARATION FOR NICARAGUA

July 21, 2018

Many well known progressive academics and activists throughout Latin America and beyond issued the following declaration on July 17, 2018. This date is significant, because July 17 was the date…

Pastoral Letter from Bishops Conference of Nicaragua, July 14, 2018

July 15, 2018

The Catholic Bishops conference issued this pastoral letter yesterday, after pro-governmental groups attacked the barricade students had held at the UNAN, and the Catholic Church nearby where the students ran…

WE CONDEMN THE NEW REPRESSIVE ESCALATION AND WE CALL FOR RESISTANCE

July 9, 2018

Video today showed pro government groups who verbally and physically attacked Nicaraguan bishops who had travelled to Carazo to defend the population there where 14 people earlier were killed. The…

Treasury Sanctions Three Nicaraguan Individuals for Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corrupt Acts

July 5, 2018

This was issued by the US Treasury Department, July 5, 2018. A number of news articles appeared in the Nicaraguan press today about this designation. Treasury Sanctions Three Nicaraguan Individuals…

Letter from Humberto Ortega to the National Dialogue

July 5, 2018

This is a letter that retired General Humberto Ortega, founder of the Sandinista Army and brother of Pres. Daniel Ortega, wrote on July 4 to the National Dialogue. Humberto Ortega…