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by Blanca Morel / Julia Rios Agence France-Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — Thousands of Nicaraguans marched through their capital on Wednesday demanding that anti-government protesters jailed over the past four months be released. “Liberty for our political prisoners,” yelled many in the rally. They also called for President Daniel Ortega, a 72-year-old former guerrilla who has been in power the last 11 years, to step down. The demonstration was a show of defiance over a […]
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — The Nicaraguan government on Tuesday accused the opposition of “coup-driven terrorism” and blamed it for 197 deaths that have occurred in nearly four months of protests against President Daniel Ortega. Rosario Murillo, who is Ortega’s wife, vice president and chief government spokeswoman, made the allegation to state media. She vowed that protesters and opposition sympathizers who have been convicted over the unrest, would “pay for their crimes.” The 197 death toll […]
MASAYA, Nicaragua (AFP) — Nicaraguan police and pro-government paramilitaries moved to reassert control over the city of Masaya by force Tuesday after residents of the opposition bastion declared themselves in rebellion against President Daniel Ortega. Bursts of gunfire resounded in three neighborhoods, including the main entrance to the city, where government forces have gained control, the head of the Nicaraguan Human Rights Association Alvaro Leiva said. Three people were killed in this unrest in Masaya, […]
(Eagle News) — Idinepensa ni Senador Aquilino Pimentel III si incoming president Rodrigo Duterte sa umiinit na diskusyon sa isyu ng media killings. Kaugnay ito ng pahayag ni Duterte na katiwalian umano ang madalas na dahilan ng pamamaslang sa mga journalist. Depensa ni Pimentel, misinterpreted lang si Duterte dahil nais lamang aniya nitong linawin sa publiko na hindi maaaring protektahan sa ilalim ng Saligang Batas ang sinumang indibidwal na nakagawa ng labag sa batas kahit […]
