Nicaraguan Perspectives

A new report based on the analysis of satellite imagery over 20 years confirms that the Ortega government's forestry policy, in contrast to its discourse about fighting climate change, has reversed…

This article provides the perspective of several analysts on this anniversary of the revolution, and expresses a surprising amount of unanimity around Ortega´s successor, showing how his son Laureano  is being set up…

In the first week of July Sandinista Police, political secretaries and paramilitaries forcibly took over 5 municipal government offices, deposing the elected representatives of the Citizen for Liberty Party (CxL)…

Pinita Gurdián: “ The cancer that is killing me most is the jailing of my daughter and granddaughter” By Editors of La Prensa, July 10, 2022 Josefine “Pinita” Gurdián recovered…

Urnas Abiertas [Open Ballot Boxes] is a Nicaraguan electoral observation organization. This is their first report on the upcoming municipal elections to be held in November of this year. What…

The setup against the priest of Nandaime: The Sandinistas who threw rocks at him now are “victims” The Ortega-Murillo regime condemned the first Catholic priest in a trial plagued by…

The recent controversial declarations of the current president of COSEP, César Zamora, suggesting a dialogue with the Government, make this analysis of the role of Nicaraguan big business published a…

A public discussion arose when Daniel Ortega signed a decree authorizing the entry of a limited number of Russian troops in Nicaragua. The decree also authorized the entry of US…

Mother's Day in Nicaragua is celebrated on May 30, and this year the National Assembly dominated by Sandinista deputies declared it a national holiday. But 19 young men were killed by…

This interview of one of the principal Nicaraguan municipal experts provides perspective on the recent attacks against the Catholic Church and the upcoming municipal elections planned for November 2022. Silvio Prado:…