Nicaraguan Perspectives

There has been a flurry of activity from the Association of Mothers of Political Prisoners and other opposition groups around trying to promote a “Christmas without Political Prisoners”, something many…

This wide-ranging speech by Daniel Ortega on the occasion of the graduation ceremony of the military academy provides insight into his thinking on history and a number of key issues…

Monica Baltodano is a guerrilla comandante who led the urban struggle in the north against Somoza. She also published four volumes of radio interviews of people who participated in the…

This interview is significant because it provides the experience and perspective of a young trans woman from the Caribbean Coast who also is a former political prisoner and the winner…

In the midst of hurricane news, a very important story could be missed: the release from prison of a Sandinista militant who publicly shot a dissident for shouting “Long live…

16 people officially lost their lives with the passage of Hurricane Iota, 11 from a landslide on the Matagalpa side of the Peñas Blancas cliff area, which sits on the…

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…

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…

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,…

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…