On July 19, the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution that ended the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega declared that elections would no longer offer a path to power. “T...
08.04.2026 Nytimes.com and 1 sitesThe United States and its allies on Wednesday urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to convene a meeting to consider possible measures against Nicaragua, whose government seeks to exclude th...
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'Disappointing' was the best Guardian Australia could muster when Pauline Hanson's One Nation banned it from a press conference, this time called to announce the party's candidates for the forthcoming...
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K arl Marx wrote that political actors often borrow the language and symbols of earlier struggles to wage their own battles. So perhaps he would have been unsurprised to hear the Trump administration ...
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country's next elections take place, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office. Western media outlets reported this as a total ban on voting. Originally published in Common Dreams July 19 is a key date in Nicaragua’s calendar—the anniversary of the victory of its Sandinista revolution in 1979 and the overthrow of the vicious US-backed Somoza dictatorship that terrorized Nicaraguans ...
08.04.2026 Blackagendareport.com and 3 sites
The End of Democracy in Nicaragua At 80 years old, President Daniel Ortega is no stranger to power. He fought his way into government as a young Marxist rebel, lost it at the ballot box, and clawed ...
08.05.2026 Businessday.ng
Μake us preferred on Google A week has passed since the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, announced the abolition of elections, citing national reasons that dictate the exclusion of the oppositio...
08.05.2026 Tovima.com
Sunday, August 9, 2026 by James Rodriguez The United States Embassy in Nicaragua has raised alarms over efforts by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo to modify the nation's Constitution, aiming to exte...
08.09.2026 Cubaheadlines.com
Every anniversary of Nicaragua’s 1979 revolution revives a false choice: either the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship is the legitimate heir of the Sandinista revolution, or the revolution itself led inevit...
08.04.2026 Internationalviewpoint.org
By Sir Ronald Sanders Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sand...
08.05.2026 Thevoiceslu.com