Nicaraguan Perspectives

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”…

Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN) of the United Nations identify the chain of command in human rights violations and recommends “judicial investigations”

March 1, 2024

Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN) of the United Nations identify the chain of command in human rights violations and recommends “judicial investigations” La Prensa, Feb 29, 2024…

The quiet resistance of Mons. Rolando Álvarez

February 16, 2024

The quiet resistance of Mons. Rolando Álvarez who for eleven months rejected the banishment of the dictatorship by DIVERGENTES, February 8, 2024 The firm rejection of Mons. Rolando Álvarez to…