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Published in: 50.50: NewsNicaraguan government outlaws feminist groups serving vulnerable peopleWomen’s rights groups supporting marginalised and impoverished people are banned by Ortega’s authoritarian regime
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionRule of law is being dismantled in Central America and Europe must actA culture of impunity in Central American countries like Guatemala is turning the region into a hotbed of crime....
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionMeet the Nicaraguan women fighting for democracy from prisonDespite the ‘farce’ of Sunday’s elections in Nicaragua, women jailed for challenging the Ortega regime offer hope...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionNicaragua: The revolution betrayedPresident Ortega is seeking a fourth successive term – but seems to have no intention of giving up power whatever...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisA health check for democracy in Latin AmericaThis year’s election cycle will tell us whether political systems in the region can deal with social tensions made...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua: two years of impunityThe civic and social demonstrations that began in April 2018 were intensely repressed, causing multiple human rights...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHarassment and persecution of the voices denouncing repression in NicaraguaThere is a pressing need for the international community to recognize the right to defend rights and to provide a...
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Published in: HomeSenseless repression gives a meaning to Nicaraguan rebellionThe crisis that has been shaking Nicaragua since April cannot be understood without considering the way in which it...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#CrisisEnNicaragua: government repression is creating a migratory waveNicaragua is producing a second migratory wave in Latin America due to the economic and political situation in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua becoming a regional safe haven for Latin American fugitivesThe recent granting of political asylum in Nicaragua to a fugitive from Guatemala is the latest sign that the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIs the Nicaraguan mega-canal failure good news for indigenous communities?The issue of the mega-canal project is very telling of how Nicaragua's ruler, Daniel Ortega, deals with public...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua’s failed coupWhile the international pressure continues, by mid-July it became clear that, for the time being at least, the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDaniel Ortega, a tyrant hanging on by a threadThe President of Nicaragua doesn’t appear to understand that the widespread mobilisations against him are a result...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#SOSNicaragua: What you need to know about the repression in Nicaragua350 dead, 100 missing and appalling violations of human rights is the new norm in a country ruled by a tyrant...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua facing the horror of unbridled repressionThe popular outburst against repression finds Nicaraguans disjointed and disorganized. Restoring the social fabric,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe drift towards a brutal dictatorship in NicaraguaResorting to extreme violence has caused the Ortega/Murillo regime, which operates like an old dictatorship, to lose...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua's "parapolice" groups: could they turn criminal?Armed “parapolice” groups have played a central role in the violent repression of opposition protesters in Nicaragua...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNicaragua: Ortega/Murillo's tough exit from powerIn Nicaragua, the idea that its own inhabitants are capable of running their own country and determining their...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe family-party-state nexus in NicaraguaThe recent demonstrations are the expression of deep dissatisfaction with the Ortega family regime. But in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUS Senate launches attack on Nicaragua poverty programmesThe so-called NICA Act, if passed, would require the US government to veto loans from international financial...
