Tag: Somoza dictatorship

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 05:49 UTC

  Nicaragua unrest kills 264: Ortega and opposition face each other amid crisis

  

  The Nicaraguan opposition will intensify its pressure against President Daniel Ortega on Thursday, with a demonstration and a general strike, but the government, in counteroffensive, prepares its revolutionary commemoration march towards Masaya, the most rebellious city in the country where at least 14 people died last weekend due a raid between pro-government paramilitary and protesters.

• Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Angry Nicaraguan students call Ortega “murderer” and demand his resignation

  

  Angry Nicaraguan students taunted President Daniel Ortega with shouts of “murderer” as he spoke on Wednesday at a Catholic church-organized event aimed at negotiating a solution to weeks of deadly protests that have challenged his rule.