Nicaraguan Perspectives

Roberto Courtney: “There will be early elections only if they are helpful to Ortega”

February 9, 2020

Some days ago, the Director of Ethics and Transparency (EyT), Roberto Courtney, caused a commotion in Nicaragua by offering to meet with the government on possible electoral reforms. Their organization…

The UNAN held a “black mass” to order to expel students

February 3, 2020

This is the second part to the previous article dealing with the expulsion of over 110 students from public universities by the Government. The UNAN held a “black mass” to…

The University Students Expelled by the Dictatorship of Daniel Ortega

February 2, 2020

University students led the uprising in April 2018, but also, like peasants, are a group whose experience and perspectives receive less coverage in the media. This article, the first of…

Freddy Navas: “Arnoldo Alemán should be in jail”

January 28, 2020

The peasant and student movements are the principal movements behind the uprising, the peasant movement first starting in June 2013, when they organized against the canal project. They then decided…

The Autumn of Patriachy

January 24, 2020

José Luis Rocha is a well known essayist in Nicaragua, has a Phd in sociology and is a very insightful social critic. The Autumn of Patriachy By José Luis Rocha,…

The Massacre of San Pedro de Lóvago

January 21, 2020

This story published Sunday recounts the violent dismantling of one of the principal barricades in the country in the earlier days of the crisis, from the perspective of the peasants…

Army of Nicaragua rejects responsibilities in crimes occurred in the countryside over 12 years

January 15, 2020

This article addresses the Nicaraguan Army´s response to a report on peasant killings that was presented by three Nicaraguan organizations to the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights of the OAS…

What 2019 leaves us and where we are going

January 13, 2020

This provides a good short summary of what happened last year and the principal tasks the opposition faces this year by former president of MRS. What 2019 leaves us and…

The orders from Murillo, after the killing of Álvaro Conrado

January 1, 2020

This past week more internal documents from the Vice President were leaked to the press, showing her role in the directing the FSLN social media response to the horrific scenes…

Nicaragua: The Popular Insurrection and Its Prospects

December 31, 2019

It is customary at the end of the year or decade to do an assessment of the past. This article by an anonymous Nicaraguan author does a review of the…