The double-talk of the regime about Sheynnis Palacios
When Sheynnis Palacios, won the Miss Universe contest on November 18th, it was the first time a Central American, much less a Nicaraguan, had won. The story dominated the news…
Release from prison and banishment: the repressive pattern executed by the Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua
Although this article is now 3 weeks old, we publish it here because it provides in one place a good summary of the attacks of the Ortega regime against the…
The shakeup in the Supreme Court of Nicaragua
In the last week there was a striking shakeup within the Supreme Court which rippled through the Judicial Branch, surprising in the sense that it has been known to be…
What will happen to the El Tepeyac Shrine and the Franciscans, after the elimination of the legal status of the Franciscan Order?
What will happen to the El Tepeyac Shrine and the Franciscans, after the elimination of the legal status of the Franciscan Order? In La Prensa, October 25, 2023 The confiscation…
CPC [Citizen Power Committees] threaten Nicaraguans with “jail or exile”
CPC [Citizen Power Committees] threaten Nicaraguans with “jail or exile” La Prensa, Oct 18, 2023 CALIDH [Interamerican Human Rights Legal Assistance Center] received denouncements that police officials as well as…
Fears of bishops and priests reduce the presence of Nicaragua in the Synod of Rome
News reports as of October 10 report that six Nicaraguan priests were arrested in the last week, most of them from the Diocese of Estelí. Unofficial reports from within Nicaragua…
Universities of the Society of Jesus: they urge stopping Ortega who betrayed the trust of Nicaraguans in the Sandinistas
Universities of the Society of Jesus: they urge stopping Ortega who betrayed the trust of Nicaraguans in the Sandinistas The educational organization recalled that since 2018 Nicaragua has lived “under…
Five years of the police state in Nicaragua, where thinking freely was made a crime
This day marks the 5th anniversary of the press release by the Police which prohibited public demonstrations against the government. This was followed by other measures mentioned in the article…
Sanctions on the Army are imperative to undermine the repression in Nicaragua
This joint statement of dissident Nicaraguan organizations both inside the country and in exile were motivated by the inflammatory statements made by the Chief of the Nicaraguan Army, General Julio Cesar…
Why do I continue working as a journalist?
Since 2018 the Nicaraguan government has forced the closing of more than 50 media outlets and jailed dozens of journalists, forcing many others into exile. So today there is not…