"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
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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The Alianza Civica and the OrMu administration issued a joint statement, announcing that negotiations would start again tomorrow. The news comes after three days in which the Alianza stayed away from the INCAE, the place chosen to host the talks….
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OrMu’s negotiators showed up to INCAE for the second day in a row, only to find themselves jilted at the altar, once more. The Alianza is holding fast. The Alianza’s absence today makes it clear that they won’t return…
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Mons. Waldemar Sommetag, Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua, visited the Modelo and the Esperanza prisons today and met with 16 political prisoners. The Nunciature issued the statement below, describing the visit as one in which the Mons. Sommertag, “had a personal,…
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In this Edition OrMu’s Negotiators get Stood Up “Like the Bride from Tola” at the INCAE; On Political Prisoners, Organizations Demand Government Action; Yubrank Suazo Punished, After Defiant Act of Protest; OrMu Chides Alianza in Statement The Alianza Civica stuck…
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After taking the weekend to consider their options, the Alianza Civica laid down the gauntlet: They will only return to the negotiation once “the Government of Nicaragua shows the country convincing proof of willingness to find solutions to the crisis,…
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