Nicaraguan Perspectives

Most governments around the world denounced the elections of Nov 7 as a farce, after the Sandinista government jailed the principal opposing candidates and effectively prevented any organizing by non…

The author of this article analyzing the recent elections and their impact is one of the leading Latin American scholars on social movements, a well recognized voice from the left.…

This is the reaction of the Nicaraguan University Alliance to the elections held in Nicaragua on November 7, 2021. This is a student movement that was founded on April 24,…

This study of the electoral context of Nicaragua by Urnas Abiertas (Open Ballot Boxes) was published just days before the next elections (to be held Nov 7th), where the government…

This statement of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Managua comments on two of the most significant issues the population faces: the impact of COVID-19 and the…

Bishop Silvio Báez: “Tyrants show idolatry to money with human sacrifice” By Octavio Enríquez en Confidencial October 10, 2021   The Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio Báez, referred in his…

The tragedy of the relatives of political prisoners who have been jailed more than 100 days September 29, 2021 in Confidencial The day that the political prisoner Ana Margarita Vijil…

This article provides a good summary of the current government´s relationship with the Catholic Church, as well as the history of the relationship between Ortega and the Church. “The demon…

Anonymous Sources: repression instills self-censorship without precedent in Nicaragua By Divergentes, September 10, 2021 The repressive escalation of Ortega-Murillo against any voice that criticizes their dictatorship has caused the closing…

36 people were abducted by the State of Nicaragua since May 2021, mostly presidential candidates and opposition leaders. Often the State refused to provide information to their relatives about where…