Posted on 06/06/2018 4:52:33 AM PDT by BBell
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA Nearly seven weeks after a violent crackdown on student protesters ignited a movement to oust the president of Nicaragua, daily life has become difficult and dangerous for a population increasingly in open rebellion against the government.
At least 113 people have been killed, more than 1,000 injured and hundreds arrested since the political uprising began in mid-April, according to human rights groups. Dozens of others have disappeared.
In what was until recently one of the safest countries in Latin America, families are now afraid to leave their homes after dark. Barricades set up by protesters block highways, public transportation is scarce and business in some parts of the country has ground to a halt.
In the capital city of Managua, the signs of a growing resistance are unmistakable. Street vendors sell T-shirts proclaiming "Let your momma surrender," alluding to an old Sandinista war slogan. Scrawled across one of the city's main rotundas in spray paint is a bold message: "The state did it," a reference to the killings that protesters, human rights groups and U.S. officials have largely blamed on police and government-controlled gangs.
On social media and the messaging service WhatsApp, calls to action and videos of attacks on protesters spread quickly. Massive networks of friends and family share safety tips — one includes a diagram showing how to attach a pocket mirror to a baseball cap to keep snipers from taking aim. Another urges anyone captured by police or pro-government gangs to scream out their full name so that, at the very least, "the people will know who they're taking."
"At this moment, we are in a real crisis situation in terms of human rights," said Vilma Núñez, president of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, which has documented the deaths and arrests. Instead of stopping
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I never thought Daniel Ortega would last this long. The Sandinista Junta picked Ortega because he was the least likely to try and kill the rest of the Junta off in a power grab( à la Fidel). That may be why he survived. He let the others off each other.
Send John Kerry down to kiss his ass again.
The guy is 72 years old. The Sandinista players have to be discussing some gradual replacement. If you were looking for the next country to have a coup or civil war....I’d rate them up near the top.
El paraíso socialista
Automatic “political refugee” status for another South American horde which will march to the U.S. border demanding “sanctuary”. Better start giving them their body cams so we can all see how lacking in customer service the border patrol’s response is going to be.
Amid worsening violence, Nicaraguans Venezuelans say crisis has reached 'catastrophic' proportions.
Yup. My thoughts exactly. More unwashed hordes of pushy Latinos demanding us racist Yanquis let them in.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting. BUMP!
This is the inevitable outcome of a socialist run country. We should pay attention.
Before California??
where’s the TV coverage?
There should be some great deals on the next segment of HGTV International(Sarc).
Seriously, I remember watching an HGTV show a couple years back with expats from the US buying houses and moving to Nicaragua. I thought they were nuts.
I’d like to know what they think the US is supposed to do about it. When we send troops down there to stabilize them we are accused of colonialism. But those poor people and all the crying mothers and children! I say, give them another year to straighten things out and quit generating refugees. If not, start sending drones and bunker busters to visit every politician.
Otherwise, we should just treat these reports like reports of the price of North Sea Oil or the price of rice in India. “Nothing to see here. Move along.”
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