Analysts: Nicaragua’s Ortega using Venezuelan tactics to suppress opposition

Analysts: Nicaragua’s Ortega using Venezuelan tactics to suppress opposition

by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2018 Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega is following the playbook of the socialist regime in Venezuela to violently crush the opposition, observers say. Since anti-government protests broke out in April, some 450 Nicaraguans have been killed as Ortega follows the Venezuelan strategy of deploying armed paramilitary gangs to enforce political control. “Both Ortega and (Venezuelan […]

Rights group: Masked paramilitary rules Nicaraguan streets in ‘undeclared state of siege’

Rights group: Masked paramilitary rules Nicaraguan streets in ‘undeclared state of siege’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 27, 2018 Between 1,000 and 1,500 masked paramilitary forces are protecting the rule of President Daniel Ortega amid ongoing unrest in Nicaragua, a rights group said. The Pro-Human Rights Association of Nicaragua reported on July 26 that the paramilitary force has killed 97 people since July 11 and is responsible for […]