"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
Vice-president Rosario Murillo confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Nicaragua. It is a 40-year-old Nicaraguan male, who flew in from Panama City on March 15. “It is not a homegrown case. It is a case that began in a…
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A hunger strike staged inside the Parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Masaya has led to a tense standoff between the Nicaraguan government, led by Daniel Ortega, and the Catholic Church. The protesters demand the release of over 100…
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The 49th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly kicked off this Wednesday in Medellín. The organization is expected to vote on a resolution addressing the situation in Nicaragua. The resolution was put forth by the Working Group on Nicaragua,…
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On a day that Pope Benedict XVI once described as “the greatest day of hope,” Nicaraguans all around the nation walked the Via Crucis, led by Catholic bishops and priests, from churches large and small. It is a Good Friday…
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I belong to the Nicaraguan generation that was too young to fight against Somoza, but old enough to remember Sandinismo. Like many others, I stayed in Nicaragua throughout the 1980s, and I voted for Violeta Chamorro in 1990. I thought…
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Part II compiles music, graphic arts, and memes from the past year in Nicaragua. Music Carlos Mejía Godoy y Los de Palacagüina Carlos Mejía Godoy is a Nicaraguan institution. Though once sandinistas, Carlos and his brother, Luis Enrique, distanced themselves…
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The status of human rights in Nicaragua continues to degrade, as negotiations between the Alianza Civica and the OrMu administration have yet to extract tangible concessions from the government. Though negotiations have yielded unilateral promises and commitments from the Ortega-Murillo…
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Negotiations between the Ortega-Murillo administration and the Alianza Civica resumed on Monday, and while not a single political prisoner has been released nor civil liberties restored, Jose Pallais says that progress has been made. Pallais, who is part of the…
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Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco called for nationwide picketing, starting at 2 pm, Managua time. At around 9:30 am, the Orteguista Police announced that “it will not permit any activity that alters public order, threatens the constitutional right to work,…
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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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