"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
The elderly man made his way down the line of his faithful, as a an old campaign song, set to the tune of “Give Peace a Chance” played in the background. He shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and stopped for a…
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On Wednesday afternoon, the negotiating teams for the Alianza Cívica and for the Ortega-Murillo administration issued a joint statement, announcing the negotiation agenda moving forward. The document, written in flawless “diplomatese”, outlines six main themes, (1) strengthening of democracy and…
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The Comité Pro Liberación de Presos Políticos (CPLPP) released an updated list of political prisoners this Wednesday morning. According to the CPLPP data, there are 802 prisoners of conscience in Nicaraguan prisons, as of March 19. The number includes about…
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In this edition: Alianza Fleshes Out Agenda Porras Commission Issues Statement Supporting Nuncio Alianza Fleshes Out Agenda The Alianza Civica por la Justicia y la Democracia held its daily press conference at the INCAE, to present a fleshed out negotiation…
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In this edition Abuses Continue Against Private Citizens OAS Sets Conditions Abuses Continue Against Private Citizens The OrMu administration continues its abuses against private citizens, via the police forces and public officials within the judiciary. Marlon Powell, a journalist from…
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In this Edition Alianza Declares Impasse, While OrMu’s Negotiators Call Foul; Morning Protest at UCA Alianza Declares Impasse, While OrMu’s Negotiators Call Foul. After the #ALaCalle Protest resulted in the arbitrary detentions of some 160 protesters on Saturday, the OrMu…
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In this Edition: Nuncio Meets with Comité Pro Liberación de Presos Políticos. IACHR Denounces Repression of #ALaCalle Protesters. Nuncio Meets with Comité Pro Liberación de Presos Políticos. Nicaraguans broke through the circle of repression on Saturday, when they defied the…
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.. This is a collection of tweets, gathered during the #ALaCalle protest, on March 16 in Managua. Since this was done as a live blog (sort of), the post is arranged in reverse-chronological order. Click the links to access…
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Nicaraguans are ready to march today, after UNAB and the University Coalition decided to defy the police, by not canceling. At this hour, Managua is completely militarized. Over on the OrMu-sphere, The OrMu administration counter-programmed against the march, by calling…
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The transport of Nicaraguan political prisoners from the Modelo and the Esperanza correctional began this morning, when fifty prisoners of conscience were excarcelated. The OrMu administration agreed to excarcelate “an appreciable nucleus of people” on Friday March 15, according to…
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