New Ortega Police Raids Denounced at Home & Abroad
OAS, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Nicaraguan business condemned the outrage
21 mayo, 2021
The international community joined Nicaraguan organizations and prominent figures in expressing their repudiation of the May 20 police actions. Officers
raided and looted the recording studios belonging to Carlos F. Chamorro. A multitude of organizations expressed solidarity with the team involved in the internet television programs
Esta Semana and
Luis Almagro,
Confidencial workers. He demanded an end to the harassment. “Respect for freedom of expression, an essential element of democracy, drives our repudiation of this type of assault,” he wrote on Twitter.
ACLED Regional Overview – Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (17 - 23 April 2021)
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, there continued to be a high level of demonstrations. In Nicaragua, police attacked and arrested members of the opposition amid protests to commemorate the third anniversary of the 2018 anti-government uprising. In Honduras, taxi and bus drivers protested, demanding subsidies and lower gasoline prices to cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In Belize, teachers and public servants protested against a 10% cut in public workers’ salaries. Finally, in Mexico, clashes between criminal groups and state forces intensified in the states of Sonora and Michoacan.