PEN International's Nicaragua branch was forced to suspend its work to support writers because the government considers them to be engaged in "political activities."
PEN International's Nicaragua branch was forced to suspend its work to support writers because the government considers them to be engaged in "political activities."
La filial de PEN Internacional en Nicaragua se ve obligada a suspender su labor de apoyo a los escritores porque el gobierno considera que desarrollan “actividades políticas”.
After more than a month without making an appearance, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega addressed the country for the first time.
Tras más de un mes sin hacer ninguna aparición, el presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega se dirigió por primera vez al país.
"Greetings from Bluefield" can be read on these sepia-colored images sold in tourist shops, the only ones that document the history of the region during the 21st century.
“Saludos desde Bluefield” puede leerse en estas imágenes de color sepia que se vendían en tiendas para turistas, las únicas que documentan la historia de la región durante el siglo XXI.
The Daniel Ortega government has held back tons of newspaper printing supplies from customs in a slow and systematic media suffocation.
El gobierno de Daniel Ortega ha retenido en aduana toneladas de insumos necesarios para la impresión de periódicos en una lenta y sistemática asfixia de los medios de comunicación.
One would expect that after almost six decades of failure, Washington would have realized that a new approach to Cuba relations is urgently needed.
Uno esperaría que después de casi seis décadas de fracaso, Washington se hubiera dado cuenta de que se necesita con urgencia un nuevo enfoque de las relaciones con Cuba.
Protesters in Nicaragua have been demonstrating against President Daniel Ortega since April.
"With each passing day, Nicaragua travels down a familiar path. It is a path that Syria has taken, it is a path that Venezuela has taken," said U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
News agency EFE spoke with the leader of Nicaragua, a nation embroiled in a socio-political crisis.
President Carlos Alvarado's statement came one day after hundreds of Costa Ricans held a protest in San Jose against Nicaraguan immigrants. The demonstration turned violent.
Several reporters have been captured and assaulted during the protests in Nicaragua, in which, to date, 317 to 448 people have lost their lives.
During the march on Saturday, which had been called by the government to demand justice for the victims of the crisis over the past three months, protesters expressed their backing for what they are calling a "revolutionary process headed by Comandante Daniel Ortega."
The Central American nation is in a prolonged political crisis that has so far claimed between 277 and 351 lives in three months.
Nicaragua's Attorney General's Office has leveled charges against farm leader Medardo Mairena, who is representing an opposition alliance in a national dialogue process.
Human rights organizations say that at 351 people have died in unrest that began in mid-April with protests against a government proposal - since withdrawn - to make changes to the pension system.
President Daniel Ortega says Nicaragua's constitution does not allow for the 2021 elections to be held early.
Since Apr. 18, Nicaragua has been steeped in its worst socio-political crisis since 1980.
Nicaragua a is mired in a socio-political crisis that has resulted in between 178-200 deaths since mid-April, according to humanitarian organizations, making it the country's bloodiest crisis since the 1980s.
Since mid-April, the Central American country has suffered violence and repression at the hands of security agents of President Daniel Ortega’s administration.
Desde mediados de abril, el país centroamericano sufre violentas jornadas de represión a manos de agentes de seguridad del Gobierno de Daniel Ortega.
Nicaragua has been experiencing a new wave of violence in its streets for several weeks, fueled by the reform promoted by the current government of Daniel Ortega.
