Tag Archive: Paro Nacional

Consumers and Businesses band Together in Successful 24-Hour Strike in Nicaragua. More Civil Disobedience to Come.

Cities and towns throughout Nicaragua appeared deserted on Thursday, as many Nicaraguans joined in a 24-hour work stoppage and consumer strike. According to José Adán Aguerri, of the Alianza Cívica, between 60 and 70% of Nicaraguan businesses closed their doors…
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Responding to Pressure, Ortega-Murillo Administration Publishes “Action Plan”

After another defeat at the OAS and under threat of a general strike, the Ortega-Murillo administration released a nine-point program to “consolidate stability and peace in Nicaragua.” The document reiterates that the government will “definitively” liberate all political prisoners by…
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