Nicaraguan Perspectives

Electoral reforms with a broad consensus and without bilateral negotiations

July 10, 2020

On June 25 seven opposition organizations united to form the National Coalition in an attempt to unify all the sectors opposing the Ortega government, currently including: Civic Alliance, White and…

Mons. Silvio Báez: “No one can believe themselves to be more important than Nicaragua”

July 6, 2020

Mons. Silvio Báez is the person with the largest number of twitter followers in Nicaragua. He is also the auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Managua. He was asked…

Citizen Observatory COVID-19 Nicaragua Press Release No. 13

June 29, 2020

The Nicaraguan government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency concerning the impact of the COVID epidemic in the country. Unlike other countries, it has not revealed the…

Writers and Intellectuals of the world demand the Government reinstate the doctors fired and respect for the freedom of expression

June 20, 2020

On Thursday June 18, 2020 writers and intellectuals from around the world published in La Prensa this following open letter to the President of Nicaragua and his Vice President wife,…

Ortega judge orders the suspension of the Mayor of Wiwilí from her post

June 16, 2020

Since October 2018 three key officials in the mayor´s office in Wiwilí, Jinotega have been murdered - Legal Advisor, Director of Municipal Services, and Director of Acquisitions. In spite of…

Juliet Hooker: “The closer you are to being indigenous, to being black, the lower you are in the racial hierarchy”

June 8, 2020

The demonstrations in hundreds of cities in the US over the police killing of George Floyd have been followed by Nicaraguans, and have resulted in discussions about race in Nicaragua.…

Press Release from 34 Nicaraguan Medical Associations

June 2, 2020

This call for a National Quarantine by 34 Medical Associations in Nicaragua is in response to the exponential growth of infections, and increasing national and international criticism of the Nicaraguan…

Pastoral Letter of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua May 24, 2020

May 27, 2020

In a context of a rapidly spreading virus, made worse by lack of clear statistics and direction from the government, the Catholic Bishops issued this pastoral letter. Message May 24,…

To the People of Nicaragua and the World Report on COVID-19 and a Unique Strategy: White Paper, May 2020

May 26, 2020

This is the Executive Summary of a White Paper the Nicaraguan Government released May 25, 2020 in response to international criticisms of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Costa…

“If the school year is going to be lost, then lose it”, the reality of thousands of Nica children in the face of COVID-19

May 26, 2020

The Nicaraguan government has been harshly criticized internationally for its lack of response to COVID-19, including not implementing social distancing measures. Keeping schools open is one example of them. On…