Nicaraguan Perspectives

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…

POLICY PROPOSAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF A CULTURE OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION (#1)

November 18, 2018

The end of October the First Lady announced an initiative for the promotion of a culture of peace that would culminate in a possible amnesty law. What follows is the…

Ortega Dictatorship behind the threats against bishop Silvio Báez

October 29, 2018

This article appeared in La Prensa on Oct 26th. It puts the denouncement of Rafael Valdez of the St Paul Christian Community within the context of an ongoing campaign by…

Silvio Báez is an obstacle for Peace and Reconciliation

October 27, 2018

This week an audio was released by Rafael Valdez, a leader of the Base Christian Community of St Paul the Apostle, where the voice of Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Báez is…

Ideologues of the coup created a 7 handed monster, carrier of the deadly poison of lies

October 22, 2018

This editorial appeared on the official media site of the FSLN, El 19 Digital on Oct 19, 2018. Written by the President of the Church and Society Evangelical Coordinator (CEPRES),…

“Nothing will be more revolutionary for our new Nicaragua than that the road to the liberation from the dictatorship be accompanied by the liberation of our consciousness”

October 19, 2018

This article appeared on the website of "Nicaragua investiga" on October 17, 2018. The anonymous author is a victim of sex abuse. While it is similar to the reflection of…

Dictatorship Kidnaps Dozens of “Unidad Nacional Azul and Blanco” Leaders

October 14, 2018

This is the statement from the Articulación de Movimientos Sociales on the arrests mentioned in the previous post. The Interamerican Commission on Human Rights issued a tweet this morning reminding…

Police detained people who carried out a demonstration without the corresponding permit

October 14, 2018

Independent news channels in Nicaragua showed the police arresting what later became known as 38 people among many who gathered to demonstrate against the government. In the past the government…