Now on Bbc News hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. More than four decades ago, nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega Led A Revolution that toppled a corrupt dictatorship. He can hardly be unaware of the irony of his current situation, imposing evermore repressive measures to silence dissent in the Run Up to an election unlikely to be free or fair. In another ironic twist, my guest, carlos Fernando Chamorro, was a leading sandinista propagandist. Now, hes an influential journalistic critic in exile. Why has nicaragua slumped back into authoritarianism . Carlos Fernando Chamorro in Costa Rica, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Mr chamorro, you have lived through very difficult times in nicaragua, but earlier this year, you decided to flee. And youre speaking to me from an undisclosed location in Costa Rica. Why did you take that decision . Well, my newsroom was raided by the police for the second time on may 20th, and it was an imminent risk for me to stay in nicaragua
My guest, carlos Fernando Chamorro, was a leading sandinista propagandist. Now, hes an influential journalistic critic in exile. Why has nicaragua slumped back into authoritarianism . Carlos Fernando Chamorro in Costa Rica, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Mr chamorro, you have lived through very difficult times in nicaragua, but earlier this year, you decided to flee. And youre speaking to me from an undisclosed location in Costa Rica. Why did you take that decision . Well, my newsroom was raided by the police for the second time on may 20th, and it was an imminent risk for me to stay in nicaragua, because i would be captured and trialled by the government, just by being a journalist. My house was also raided. By that time, my wife and i have decided to leave and to come to Costa Rica to continue being a journalist. Otherwise, i will be silenced, along with other. More than 30 people who are now in prison in nicaragua, in the prison of el chipote. Well get to the numerous peop
This was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. I never thought in my lifetime i would see an unconditional surrender to the taliban. This is betrayal. I do not believe a word youre saying on this. I do not wish to hear from you. What you said is dead wrong. I dont wish to hear your lie. It is so unfortunate the consequences. You need to resign. That would be leadership. Dana Senator Mike rounds Will Question Secretary Blinken this morning on the Senate Side. Peter doocy with the latest from the White House. Lets go to Capitol Hill where Aishah Hosni is standing by for day two. If it was anything like yesterday it is sure to draw the ire of republicans. Blinken yesterday defenlded the withdrawal of the troops from afghanistan at one point hitting his Message Home saying we inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan. He also revealed there are still several thousand u. S. Green Card Holder on top of the some 100 citizens still stuck in afghanistan. There were several heated e
There is no rational basis for the federal government trying to take over all of american elections. So what can democrats do even if manchin is the magical 50th vote . Sheila Jackson Lee and her thoughts on the juneteenth Holiday Bill she just led into law. Also ahead, the congressman republicans picked to replace Liz Cheney is facing a new controversy of her own involving her role in trumps lie front and center. The scenes were watched across this country, looters taking advantage of new York City protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. We have an exclusive update on what happened to the people who were, in fact, arrested. That is coming up. We want to begin with the fight over Voting Rights and the republicanled effort to expand their power over the election process, the impact of new gop laws are already being seen in states like georgia where local election officials being removed by county officials. Members of at least ten County Election boards have been removed, h
the looming and existential threat to our democracy. new laws are being written, not to protect the vote, but to deny it. not only to suppress the vote, but to subvert it. not to strengthen and protect our democracy, but because the former president lost instead of looking at election results from 2020 and saying they need new ideas or better ideas to win more votes, the former president and his supporters decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. it is wrong. it is undemocratic. and frankly, it s un-american. and he s taking his voting rights push on the road. the president and vice president harris are heading to georgia on tuesday, to specifically speak about the need for federal voting rights legislation. but several georgia-based voting rights groups are saying the duo should stay home. issuing a statement that reads in part, quote, such an empty gesture, without concrete action, without signs of real tangible work is un