Gabriel Álvarez: “The privacy of everyone is in danger”
Gabriel Álvarez is one of the foremost constitutional experts in the country, and in this interview addresses the three recent laws that the opposition claim are designed to provide the…
“The regime opens the door to the privatization of potable water service with the reform to the Water Law”
A new water bill was approved on Nov 13th with unanimous support of the Sandinista bench which critics say opens the door to the privatization of water services – including…
Resignation letter to Civic Alliance from 4 founding members
Days after the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy announced their withdrawal from the National Coalition, a number of founding members of the Civic Alliance who disagreed with that decision,…
El “Pana-pana” and “Biri-biri”are the ways the indigenous communities survive after the passage of Hurricane Eta
Two articles follow on the impact of Hurricane Eta on Northern Nicaragua, one that focuses on its impact on indigenous communities, and another that addresses the government´s attempt to block…
Dancing with the “blue and white” trolls of Ortega
In the context of the newly approved laws on the regulation of foreign agents and cybercrimes, the recent withdrawal of the Civic Alliance from the National Coalition, and departures of…
Speech of Daniel Ortega on the 41st Anniversary of the Ministry of the Interior
Oct 18 was the 41st anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of the Interior, which is the Ministry in charge of the Police, Firefighters, Penitentiary system and Migration Services.…
LAW FOR THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN AGENTS (effective Oct 15, 2020)
This is a translation of the law that was approved on Oct 15, 2020 LAW FOR THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN AGENTS (approved by the National Assembly October 15, 2020) Chapter…
Miguel Mora: from Sandinista to politician persecuted by the Ortega Murillo Regime
This article recounts the personal story of Miguel Mora, founder of the news program 100% Noticias [100% News] which originally was a very pro- government, privately owned channel, but in…
Lottie Cunningham: “They want to exterminate us, create ethnocide”
Lottie Cunningham is the founder of the Center for Justice and Human Rights of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua (CEJUDHCAN) and recently won the 2020 Right Livelihood Award. Lottie Cunningham:…
We Welcome the Forceful Resolution of the European Parliament and We Demand that Ortega Withdraw the Proposed Bills
The European Parliament on October 8 passed a forceful resolution warning the Government of Nicaragua that it would apply sanctions on government officials if it passed 3 recently proposed bills…