“No Pago” Confronts Microfinance in Nicaragua
Last January in northern Nicaragua, as a crowd of hundreds blockaded the Panamerican Highway late into the cool Monday nightsoaking ...
The Latin American Left Turns Its Back on Dictatorship
The Latin American Left has largely distanced itself from Nicaragua's Ortega. Still, understanding the shift from revolution to authoritarianism remains ...
LGBTQ Politics in Nicaragua: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Social Movements (Review)
Karen Kampwirth's new book examines nearly five decades of LGBTQ organizing, culture, persecution, and resistance in Nicaragua ...
Nicaraguan Migrants Face Uncertainty in Costa Rica
Close to 200,000 Nicaraguans have sought refugee status in Costa Rica since 2018, testing the nation's capacity to receive them ...
Oscar René Vargas is Nicaragua’s Latest Prisoner of Conscience
The internationally-renowned intellectual was arrested in late November, joining an ever-growing list of political prisoners detained by the Ortega regime ...
Nicaraguan Government Outlaws Feminist Groups Serving Vulnerable People
Women's rights groups supporting marginalized and impoverished people have been banned by Ortega's authoritarian regime ...
Political Prisoners to Ortega’s Narrative
In Nicaragua, the story of a government fighting against the U.S. capitalist empire exposes deep contradictions ...
Prisioneros Políticos de la Narrativa de Ortega
En Nicaragua, la historia del gobierno luchando contra el imperio capitalista estadounidense expone contradicciones profundas ...