Monsignor Silvio Báez: “Nobody should think that they are more important than Nicaragua”

Monsignor Silvio Báez: ”Nobody should think that they are more important than Nicaragua”. By Fabian Medina Published 5 July 2020 in La Prensa Monsignor Silvio Báez hopes that the opposition coalition will...

Nicaragua: OAS to Consider Applying Democratic Charter

Nicaragua: OAS to Consider Applying Democratic Charter December 31, 2018 Protest in front of the Nicaraguan embassy in San Jose. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have had to flee to Costa Rica....

Roberto Samcam: The departure of Ortega is cooking!

Roberto Samcam: The departure of Ortega is cooking! Omar Halleslevens will be the new Acting President. 100% Noticias, Redacción Central, 5 December 2018 Retired Major Roberto Samcam revealed that negotiations point towards...

The Nicaraguan army: Observer or accomplice?

Good start, terrible final The Nicaraguan army: Observer or accomplice? Confidencial Roberto Cajina, Civil Consultant in Security, Defense and Democratic Governance After the defeat of the FSLN in the general elections of...

New US Gov. Sanctions Hit Nicaragua’s VP Murillo & ‘Magnitsky Nica’ appears next

New US Government Sanctions Hit Nicaragua’s VP Murillo and ‘Magnitsky NICA appears next’ Trump declares the regime a “threat.” Former diplomats: Ortega must “renegotiate” his exit; they warn of more repression. Confidencial...

The Resignation of Ortega-Murillo and the Transition

The Resignation of Ortega-Murillo and the Transition Ortega commands, but no longer governs the country; neither does he represent a viable option to negotiate a political. Confidencial Carlos F. Chamorro 27 november...

Bolton dubs Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua ‘the troika of tyranny’

Bolton dubs Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua ‘the troika of tyranny’ The Hill Rafael Bernal 1 November 2018 The Trump administration is doubling down on its policy to isolate Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, with national...

Nicaragua: Experts Demand Special Prosecutor to Investigate Crimes of Repression

Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts will present a proposal for an Integral Reparations Plan for the victims Nicaragua: Experts Demand Special Prosecutor to Investigate Crimes of Repression Luis Almagro, OAS General Secretary,...

Dogu: The model of elites and strongmen “have to stop”.

https://confidencial.com.ni/dogu-modelo-de-elites-y-caudillo-debe-terminar/ Embajadora saliente de EE.UU. emplaza a la cúpula empresarial Dogu: modelo de élites y caudillo “debe terminar” &lt;img width=”970″ height=”580″ src=”https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dogu2.jpg” class=”attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image” alt=”” srcset=”https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dogu2.jpg 970w, https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dogu2-300×179.jpg 300w, https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dogu2-600×359.jpg...

US Ambassador Laura Dogu’s farewell and remarks on the situation in Nicaragua

Link to the speech. Remarks by the Ambassador: Thoughts of Ambassador Dogu Thank you AmCham for inviting me to speak here today. This is my last day as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua...

Ortega Government Editor Speaks Out in Exile: “Murillo’s order was not to inform”

Ortega Government Editor Speaks Out in Exile Confidencial (ES)/Havana Times (ENG) Patricia Martínez G. 25 October Mikel Espinoza is the former editor of the Ortega government media 19 digital. He talks from...

Shelley McConnell: It is necessary to change the electoral law before early elections

American scholar and electoral observer from the US, Shelley McConnell: It is necessary to change the electoral law before early elections &lt;img width=”1200″ height=”800″ src=”https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Elecciones-Nicaragua.jpg” class=”attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image” alt=”Ortega aferrado al poder” srcset=”https://confidencial.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Elecciones-Nicaragua.jpg...

Nicaragua used ‘weapons of war’ to kill protesters, says Amnesty International

Nicaragua used ‘weapons of war’ to kill protesters, says Amnesty International More than 300 have been killed, and 2,000 injured since protests over social security reform began in April The Guardian 18...

Timeline: Nicaragua reaches 6 months of socio-political crisis

Nicaragua has now reached six months of a serious socio-political crisis, the worst of the last four decades, without any signs that the crisis will be over soon. The Government’s response to...

The Strategic Defeat of Ortega in Nicaragua

The Strategic Defeat of Ortega in Nicaragua There is no excuse for not moving forward in unity. We are winning! Confidencial Alejandro Bendaña 3 September 2018 We are winning because there is...

Fake news and unrest in Nicaragua

“Fake News” and Unrest in Nicaragua Suppressing an uprising, President Daniel Ortega borrows tactics from autocrats abroad. The New Yorker By Jon Lee Anderson 3 September 2018 (FOTO) A man holds a...

OHCHR: “The government didnt give us the information we asked for”

Douglas Carcache, El Nuevo Diario, 6 August 2018 https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/471470-onu-crisis-nicaragua-derechos-humanos/

Debate on Political Crisis & Violent Deaths in Nicaragua: Camilo Mejía vs. Julio Martinez Ellsberg

Please find here a video of a debate by the news site Democracy now between Julio Ellsberg (son of Professor and women’s activist Mary Ellsberg) and Camilo Mejía (son of the musician Carlos Mejía Godoy,...

State Dept. puts visa restrictions on several Nicaragua officials

State Dept. puts visa restrictions on several Nicaraguan officials By Ray Downs UPI 7 June Anti-riot agents prevent the passage of protesters demanding justice for young demonstrators killed in Managua, Nicaragua, on...

The April 19 Uprising in Nicaragua: An Interview, Overview of Events, and Analysis

Why did we select this article? The interviewee (8 paragraphs down) is extremely well informed. She calls herself ‘Miranda de las Calles’ and is a university student insider who is diligent and accurate on the timeline and details of...

Nicaragua on the brink, once again

Nicaragua on the Brink, Once Again The New Yorker Jon Lee Anderson 27 April 2018 Nearly forty years since a popular insurrection toppled Nicaragua’s right-wing dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle, the Central American...

Confidencial: The pact between Alemán & Ortega – 20 years after

Note: Post preceding the current 2018 crisis in Nicaragua (background) Confidencial, Esta Noche 9 February 2018 Duration: 29:16 The video from the programme Esta Noche is only available in Spanish, but subtitles in Spanish...

OAS is playing a risky game to keep Nicaragua from becoming the next Venezuela

Note: Article preceding the current 2018 crisis in Nicaragua (background) OAS is playing a risky game to keep Nicaragua from becoming the next Venezuela FUSION Tim Rogers 17 April 2017 Many in...

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