"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
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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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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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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EDITORIAL NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect that Pastor Omar Duarte has accepted the invitation to serve as “witness” to the dialogue. The Alianza will take the weekend to reconsider its own participation. While the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference…
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In this edition: Nicaraguan Bishops will not be Toyed With; OrMu-Alianza Stalemate Continues; Accounts of Torture and Sexual Violence Come Out of OrMu Prisons. Nicaraguan Bishops will not be Toyed With. Nicaragua’s Bishops’ Conference (CEN) issued a press release on…
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In this edition Francisca Ramírez Ousted; FSLN Declared Winner in Caribbean Regional Election; No News About Brandon and Glen; Alianza Continues PR Campaign; Francisca Ramírez Out of the Movimiento Campesino After her video-taped statement was published on Despacho505 and all over social…
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In this edition: More prisoners transfered to house arrest. Alianza vs. Francisca Ramirez? Atlantic Coast Regional Elections Underway. More prisoners transfered to house arrest. On Saturday, the Comité Pro Liberación de Presos Políticos confirmed that Brandon Lovo and Glen Slate…
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Negotiations between the OrMu administration and the Alianza have reached an impasse on the third day of close-door meeting at the INCAE. The main sticking points are OrMu’s refusal to accept international guarantors and the administration’s rejection of the Catholic…
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In this edition Nicaraguan Journalism Celebrated Today, While Journalists Remain Under Siege. Young Nicaraguans Protest Inside the UCA. Editorial Cartoonists Reflect on Press Freedom on National Journalists’ Day. Nicaragua has reached day 318 since the beginning of the crisis. Today…
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