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Number 448 | Noviembre 2018 |
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Nicaragua
Pressing questions at the end of this year of rebellion
This year Nicaragua’s civic conscience revolted,
telling the dictatorial government it was time to step down.
But it is determined to remain by imposing repression and fear,
building a police State in the midst of a free-fall economy.
The population’s indignation at the slaughter of its youth
as well as its longing for change are still intact.
So how will this dichotomy be resolved?
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua briefs
IACHR IN COSTA RICA
A delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Follow-up Mechanism in Nicaragua (MESENI) visited Costa Rica October 14-18 to learn more about... continuar...
Nicaragua
“We must avoid a civil war at all cost”
Doctor, combatant and member of the
Nicaraguan Resistance’s chiefs of staff in the 1980s,
and now representing it in the Broad Democratic Front,
the author shares some of his experiences in that war
and reflects on the dynamics of today’s conflict.
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What happened in the Police under Aminta Granera’s command?
The National Police has morphed from a state institution
into the personal guard of a sectarian regime.
It thus can no longer be conceived of as a police force,
which is supposed to protect all citizens, not just the regime.
It attacks, represses and kills those it should protect.
What has been Police Chief Aminta Granera’s role
in this transformation?
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Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Army: Spectator or accomplice?
Isn’t it strange that the Nicaraguan Army
has made no mention of the “coup d’état”
that is a staple of official propaganda?
Doesn’t the Army’s silence make it
complicit in the regime’s policy of terror?
Is the Army fulfilling its constitutional mandate
and complying with its own laws?
Will the US boycott of its “blood-soaked” money
be what it takes to make it react?
So many questions...
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Nicaragua
Thoughts and emotions behind the April insurrection
April’s clap of thunder didn’t happen in a clear sky
Accumulated discontent and diverse political activism
had already been gathering force among the youth.
The spark was empathy; excessive repression did the rest.
Testimonies from some of the first protagonists
explain how objective and subjective conditions,
thoughts and emotions forged this national event,
which has not yet reached its end.
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América Latina
The failure of the Bolivarian process (Part 1)
The living conditions of most Venezuelans
are even worse today than in 1998,
when Chávez was elected for the first time.
Venezuela has experienced a clear reversal
of the main achievements of the
Bolivarian process in its early years.
Why did this happen?
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America