What’s at Stake in Sunday’s Elections in Bolivia What’s at Stake in Sunday’s Elections in Bolivia The latest polls agree that a second round is probable, although they also don’t discount a first-round victory for the MAS party Daniel Zovatto · 17 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega Tries to Show with Punitive Laws that “He Is Strong and Doesn’t Accept Pressure” Ortega Tries to Show with Punitive Laws that “He Is Strong and Doesn’t Accept Pressure” European legislators prepare to expand sanctions directly gainst Ortega and Murillo. They foresee repercussions at the OAS session on October 20-21 Vladimir Vásquez · 17 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega-Dominated Legislature Passes “Foreign Agents Law” Ortega-Dominated Legislature Passes “Foreign Agents Law” With 70 votes in favor, and 17 opposed, the Sandinista deputies approved a law that segregates Nicaraguans into two groups. Vladimir Vásquez · 16 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
How I Got Covid-19: Community Spread in Nicaragua How I Got Covid-19: Community Spread in Nicaragua “I was very careful, but even so I ended up bringing COVID-19 into my workplace,” says one Nicaraguan. She believes she infected five of her workmates. Yader Luna · 15 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega Regime Hides 6,000 Covid-19 Related Deaths Ortega Regime Hides 6,000 Covid-19 Related Deaths Nicaragua ranks as the Central American country with the most deaths linked to the pandemic, although the Government only admits 153 Redacción Confidencial · 14 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Taking Venezuela’s Human-Rights Crisis Seriously Taking Venezuela’s Human-Rights Crisis Seriously Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime has committed large-scale human-rights violations, some of which amount to crimes against humanity. Marta Valinas, Francisco Cox Vial, Paul Seils · 14 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
The Ortega-Murillo regime hid more than 6,000 Coronavirus deaths in Nicaragua The Ortega-Murillo regime hid more than 6,000 Coronavirus deaths in Nicaragua Today’s news report: a special analysis on government data, the reaction of the European Parliament regarding Ortega’s punitive laws, and new sanctions Redacción Confidencial · 12 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega Supporters Injure Two Journalists in Nicaragua Ortega Supporters Injure Two Journalists in Nicaragua Journalist Veronica Chavez was seriously wounded in the head, and Josue Garay, spokesperson for the Blue and White National Unity (UNAB), in the neck. Iván Olivares · 12 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Pressure in Nicaragua to Sign Life Sentence Petitions Pressure in Nicaragua to Sign Life Sentence Petitions “They told me that the first decapitated body to appear would be mine,” denounced a pregnant woman in rural Nicaragua. Ana Cruz · 11 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Business Leader: “Nicaraguans Have their Hands Tied” Business Leader: “Nicaraguans Have their Hands Tied” President of Cosep denounces that the regime maintains a “besiegement or harassment in matters of taxes” to some 300 companies Redacción Confidencial · 10 de octubre 2020 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021