Nicaraguan Perspectives

President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo at the Closing of the XVI Congress of the UNEN

December 10, 2018

This event received a lot of attention for several reasons: 1) Daniel gave awards to university student leaders who led protests in the past, but have opposed the current protests,…

Ortega-Murillo: Against the Ropes?

December 8, 2018

Oscar René Vargas is a well known political analyst, now in exile in Costa Rica after the government ordered his arrest in July. He joined the FSLN in 1967 and…

NICARAGUAN ARMY, SPECTATOR OR ACCOMPLICE?

December 6, 2018

This article, and a similar one by Cajina published in ENVÍO this month, respond to an important question about the role of the Nicaraguan Army vis a vis the current…

Advent Message from the Bishop´s Conference of Nicaragua

December 3, 2018

This pastoral letter by the Catholic Bishop´s Conference, released on December 2, 2018 , should be seen within the context of the ongoing call for dialogue from the leaders of the…

Response of Nicaraguan Government to Announcement of US Sanctions

November 28, 2018

The Nicaraguan Government issued this press release shortly after the US Sanctions were announced on Nov 27, 2018. In addition to the Treasury Department, the White House added additional sanctions…

Something is cooking in the Kitchen in “EL CARMEN ”

November 27, 2018

Roberto Samcam is one of the founding members of the Sandinista Army after the triumph on 1979. Now retired, he is a widely read blogger on events in Nicaragua, and…

Deportation document of Ana Quirós

November 27, 2018

Government of National Unity and Reconciliation The People, President …

Who is Ana Quirós and Why did the Regime of Daniel Ortega Expel her from Nicaragua

November 27, 2018

Yesterday Ana Quirós, a feminist leader was stripped of her Nicaraguan citizenship and expelled from the country. This article appeared in La Prensa on Nov 26th providing some background. Who…

Ex-political secretary of the FSLN in the Central Bank speaks out

November 22, 2018

This interview was broadcast this past Sunday on the weekly news program "Esta Semana" . It provides an inside view of the reaction of the government to the early days…

Fr Edwin Román questions the “reconciliation” of the FSLN

November 19, 2018

This in an interview of Fr. Edwin Román, the pastor of the San Miguel Church in Masaya. The interview focuses on the government´s recently announced policy of reconciliation (see previous…