"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
Back in the 1980s, the FSLN imposed a draconian censorship regime over the media. The government controlled the only two television stations in the country, and everything published in daily newspapers had to be approved by a censor. Yet even…
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Last night, OrMu ordered the shutdown and raid of 100%Noticias and the abduction of journalists Miguel Mora, Lucia Pineda Ubau, Gustavo Cerna, and Veronica Chavez. Also abducted was Joseph Hernandez, a driver for 100% Noticias, most likely for the crime…
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The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI, by its Spanish acronym), released a scathing report, stating categorically that “according to the available information, it can be concluded that the State of Nicaragua has engaged in conducts that must be considered…
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The regime’s Interior Minister, Maria Amelia Coronel, officialized the cancelation of legal status for CISAS, IEEPP, CINCO, CENIDH, HADEMOS, POPOL NAH, Instituto de Liderazgo de las Segovias (ILS), IPADE, and Fundacion del Rio. This is how Coronel explained the cancelations:…
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When Daniel Ortega became president in 2007, the relationship between the Nicaraguan government and the independent press changed dramatically. It’s not that the independent press had enjoyed a particularly easy relationship with the previous administrations. However, the governments of Chamorro,…
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THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ADD COMMENTS FROM ASSEMBLYMEN RODRIGUEZ AND NAVARRO. Orteguista Assemblyman Filiberto Rodriguez introduced a law initiative that stripped the Centro de Informacion de Asesoria en Salud (CISAS) from its legal status as a non-profit. The…
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Rosario Murillo delivered her daily address on November 28 with the same poise as always. She recited psalms, praised Jehovah, congratulated Denis Moncada on his birthday, congratulated the military academy’s class of 2018, and gave kudos to the police academy…
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Today, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Rosario Murillo and Nestor Moncada Lau, one of her closest henchman. The sanctions freeze and block access to any assets and/or property that the two may have in the United States. More importantly,…
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The regime’s proposal for a State Policy promoting a “Culture of Peace and Reconciliation” has now been officially released. The updated document is not that different from the original draft. The policy has been reorganized and language that roots it…
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In 1969, the Sandinistas presented a vision for Nicaragua to the people. This vision was captured in the “Historic Program of the FSLN”. It promised, among other things, a “Revolutionary government” that would guarantee “that all citizens can fully exercise…
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