Noose tightens on Ortega as US issues sanctions

US News of note

President Donald Trump gave the green light on Thursday to a bill that seeks to limit the access of the Government of Nicaragua to international funds and sanction the countries that assist the Central American nation.

Dictatorship of Daniel Ortega expels the IACHR from Nicaragua
Nicaraguan journalist denounces police chief for raiding newspaper
IAPA asks the OAS to invoke the Democratic Charter in Nicaragua
The Republican representative of Florida, Mario Díaz-Balart , one of the authors of the legislation, said in a press release that the measure “supports the people of Nicaragua in their demand for a rule of law, human rights, free and fair elections by denying resources to their oppressors. ”

Trump signed the bill a day after Nicaragua announced the expulsion of international experts who investigate allegations of human rights violations during street protests calling on Daniel Ortega to step down as president.

The protests left at least 230 people dead.

 

No Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Politics
IT’s OFFICIAL!!!!! COUP of JUSTICE FAILS. MULINO SHOCKS as NEW PRESIDENT.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama’s presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded.   https://apnews.com/article/panama-election-president-mulino-martinelli-a9954f8a3622885232771ffd51e69715 The 64-year-old former security …

Environmental
This is just a cool story and PIC.

Solar Orbiter footage shows an intriguing feature, which is glowing gas. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/vida-y-cultura/solar-orbiter-muestra-la-corona-del-sol-de-cerca-HA7211180 The European Solar Orbiter mission, which aims to study the Sun, filmed the transition between our star’s lower atmosphere and the outer corona, with images showing the glowing gas forming lace-like patterns, called coronal moss. The European Space …

Politics
Intrigue of Panama’s election not escaping Western news sources.

https://apnews.com/article/panama-martinelli-mulino-election-president-5440083e749efb687adee89c5601c864 PANAMA CITY (AP) — Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president laid out their plans to generate jobs and to manage the country’s water crisis in their final debate Wednesday night before the country’s May 5 election. Former government minister José Raúl Mulino, who has …