"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
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 Publishes Negotiation Agenda Proposal; Political Prisoners Stage Rooftop Protest; Peasant Movement Temporarily Withdraws from Alianza; OrMu Publishes Negotiation Agenda Proposal This morning, OrMu’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued an official statement, outlining the administration’s agenda proposal…
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Note: This letter was written by Nicaraguan political prisoners held at the Esperanza Women’s Prison. Edits for clarity and grammatical consistency are in brackets. Pg. 1 La Esperanza, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The political prisoners in resistance, who have been…
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OrMu and Alianza Finally Agree on Roadmap. A computer, a printer, a flag, and a round table. These four items are listed in the OrMu-Alianza “Roadmap for Negotiations,” finally made public on Tuesday, after five days of meetings that seemed…
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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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