Nicaraguan Perspectives

A coalition of independent Nicaraguan media have come together to produce a series of reports called “Stolen Dreams: the decadence of the tyranny of Nicaragua”. The participating media include Despacho…

One month after their release from jail and then banishment from Nicaragua, the 222 former political prisoners issued this press release expressing their gratitude and calling for continued pressure on the…

Since the release of the 222 political prisoners on Feb 9, 2023 there have been several interviews of some of the more well known former prisoners. This article delves into…

Grandmothers on their own are caring for their grandchildren By Geovanny Shiffman in DIVERGENTES February 4, 2023 The massive exodus of Nicaraguans leaves behind thousands of minors and grandmothers who…

This is one of a series of four reports called “Those who stay”: surviving under economic crisis and dictatorship in Nicaragua, which was recently published by DIVERGENTES focusing on the…

Tifany Roberts is a Nicaraguan journalist for UNIVISION who is very well connected in both Nicaragua and the United States. She broke the news to the world about the release…

This is the translation of the speech Daniel Ortega gave explaining his reasons for releasing the 222 political prisoners on Feb 9, 2023. The release raised a lot of questions,…

Nicaraguans were surprised to learn that the government had put 222 political prisoners on a plane in the early morning to Washington. It was noteworthy that the Catholic Bishop of…

Regime subjects to torture indigenous found guilty for the massacre of Kiwakumbaih  Even though the indigenous state that the attackers were settlers, four indigenous are serving a life sentence for…

The Bishop of Matagalpa Rolando Álvarez was arrested on August 19, 2022, after 15 days of begin confined in his office by a contingent of police, using special troops and…