Nicaraguan Perspectives

A Catholic man, Salvador Alfonso Paguaga has spent 237 days as a political prisoner

July 9, 2024

In January 2024 the Ortega regime released from jail 2 bishops, 15 priests and 2 seminarians, the result of a negotiation between the Vatican and the Ortega government. But laypeople…

The Catholic Church of Nicaragua suffers “generalized harassment” on the part of the dictatorship

June 11, 2024

The Catholic Church of Nicaragua suffers “generalized harassment” on the part of the dictatorship In La Prensa, June 11, 2024 The dictatorship continues using Police officers to harass, threaten, take…

Rafael Solís: “Inevitably it is going to require an armed struggle”

June 6, 2024

This interview is very significant as Rafael Solís was very close to Ortega and Murillo, was a magistrate the Supreme Court and played an important role at different key moments in…

Humberto, the brother of Daniel Ortega: “His dictatorial power has no successors, after his death there must be elections”

May 24, 2024

This is the translation of the full interview of Humberto Ortega, Daniel's brother and former founder and head of the Sandinista Army, which led to his house arrest on May…

Challenge for the Vatican: Pope Francis must define the leadership of Nicaraguan Catholics

May 13, 2024

With Cardinal Brenes reaching the age of 75 and obliged by Canon Law to submit his resignation, the Pope is faced with a decision about the future leadership of the…

April 2018 Rebellion: What feelings do these images provoke?

April 15, 2024

April 2018 Rebellion: What feelings do these images provoke? By Sunday editors, La Prensa, Abril 14, 2024 From an environmental protest to a social one. These were the events of…

Independent journalism in Nicaragua continues experiencing its worst moment

April 11, 2024

Independent journalism in Nicaragua continues experiencing its worst moment By Ulises in Onda Local, April 10, 2024 Between January and March 2024 at least nine journalists saw themselves forced to…

Mons. Canales: “They have asked that there be silence.”

April 1, 2024

Mons. Canales: “They have asked that there be silence.” In La Prensa March 31, 2024 The Bishop of Danlí, Honduras, José Antonio Canales, speaks cautiously about his conversations with Mons.…

Nicaraguan priests are forced to “provide their schedules and ask permission” of the Police

March 16, 2024

Nicaraguan priests are forced to “provide their schedule and ask permission” of the Police March 15, 2024 in La Prensa The Nicaraguan lawyer Martha Patricia Molina denounced that priests feel…

Dictatorship wins the battle with the Catholic Church, which it has been able to tame in Nicaragua

March 11, 2024

Dictatorship wins the battle with the Catholic Church, which it has been able to tame in Nicaragua La Prensa, March 8, 2024 On March 7, 2024 the so called “co-president”…