Nicaraguan Perspectives

Letter from Jesuit Provincials and Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean

November 20, 2019

Mothers of political prisoners have been holding a hunger strike in a parish in Masaya, and the parish has been besieged by riot police who have closed off access to…

What opposition, and what changes?

November 7, 2019

While the April 2018 uprising was largely student led, this fact can be easily missed in the media coverage. This article provides some student leader perspectives of the current situation…

Message of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Managua, No. 2

November 6, 2019

This message was issued on Nov 4, 2019 after a week where memorial events held for slain protestors and the release of political prisoners continued to be harassed by police,…

The Rebirth of Militarism and its Devotees

October 27, 2019

This article addresses the contentious issue of the role of the military in the current crisis, an important player that receives scant attention. The Rebirth of Militarism and its Devotees…

President Daniel and vice president Rosario in the presentation of credentials of new ambassadors to Nicaragua, October 16, 2019

October 23, 2019

This rather long speech is important for several reasons. First of all, it takes place within the context of the European Union´s recent approval of a framework for applying sanctions…

Famous Nicaraguan Exiles return to the country to “fight” against Daniel Ortega

October 14, 2019

In recent weeks the public has been surprised by the return of well known opposition figures: Félix Maradiaga, whose NGO IEEPP was shut down and accused by the government of…

Medardo Mairena: “They Cut Peasants Piece by Piece Until They Brought Them Down”

October 13, 2019

As a member of the first National Dialogue, representing the Peasant Movement Against the Canal, this peasant leader was abducted and eventually sentenced to 216 years in jail, and was…

The Ghost of the 1990 Defeat

October 6, 2019

This opinion piece by a well known essayist paints a picture of the increasing isolation of the Ortega government, and highlights the fact that the regime´s analysis of the current…

President Daniel Ortega and Compañera Rosario Murillo preside over the event in Honor of General Benjamín Zeledón

October 5, 2019

This article published by the official government media, summarizes and extensively quotes a speech by Daniel Ortega on the anniversary of the birth and death of Benjamín Zeledón. In this…

TO FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN CATHOLICS, MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL WHO LISTEN TO OUR VOICES

September 19, 2019

In the midst of the independence days celebrations in Nicaragua, the denouncement by the IACHR of continued repression by the government and lack of civil liberties, the rejection by the…