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An x-ray of Xi Jinping, the new emperor of China

marzo 28, 2023

*The analyst Sascha Hannig explains how the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, maintains a ‘mano dura’ regime of repression and censorship. **His role in history and behavior is that of an emperor who has control over the army and tools of […]

Honduras, the new spoils of the Chinese dragon in Central America

marzo 23, 2023

*Honduras’ decision to establish diplomatic relations with China, an authoritarian regime not committed to human rights, is worrisome. **The experience of other Central American countries has been a lack of follow-through by China on investment promises. ***Analysts like Alonso Illueca, […]

Manuel Orozco: Daniel Ortega prepares for a succession of power favoring his wife, Rosario Murillo

febrero 27, 2023

*Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program of the Interamerican Dialogue analyzed the liberation of political prisoners in Nicaragua, which was possibly one of Daniel Ortega’s parting acts as he readies for the succession of power to […]

Suyén Barahona, exiled from the country, is committed to “ending this cycle of dictatorships” in Nicaragua

febrero 27, 2023

*The former political prisoner spent her days in a “very dark” cell at El Chipote prison. Her deteriorated physical appearance confirms a pattern in the torture that Daniel Ortega’s regime implements on its prisoners. **As punishment, the former guerrilla fighter […]

Mildred Rayo, member of the Nicaraguan Alianza Universitaria who never contemplated exile

febrero 26, 2023

*The student leader was detained on November 1, 2022, prior to the municipal elections at an army checkpoint. **She was confined to a police cell in Managua for several months, where there was no bathroom, the authorities left the lights […]

Daniel Ortega’s regime hid mother’s death from student leader Max Jerez

febrero 26, 2023

*According to Nicaraguan law, the incarcerated have the right to attend their family members’ funerals, but the authorities did not let Jerez exercise this right. **The former prisoner reported that many of them were taken to punishment cells or isolation […]