The Cubanification of Nicaragua: Dozens of protestors killed by Ortega’s dictatorship

Armed and masked pro-government security forces in Nicaragua sent into the streets by Daniel Ortega to murder protestors.

The similarities between the violence and murderous repression of Cuba’s Castro dictatorship and the violence and murderous repression of Nicaragua’s Ortega dictatorship are not coincidental. Cuba’s Castro regime is currently helping Ortega do what he tried and failed to do in the past: Turn Nicaragua into another Cuba.

Karina Martin reports in PanAm Post:

34 New Victims of Daniel Ortega’s Bloody Reign

This weekend leaves dozens dead at the hands of government forces in Nicaragua.

The regime of Daniel Ortega has launched a new operation whose objective is to clear the roads that have been blocked by civilian protest groups throughout the country; however, the so-called “clean-up operation” seems more like a hunt for demonstrators.

The new government plan, executed by “combined forces” made up of regular police, riot police, paramilitaries, and state workers, has unleashed violent episodes which have resulted not only in the removal of barricades, but also in widespread sweeps and raids on members of the opposition, who have been arrested, tortured, and murdered.

Yesterday, on Sunday, July 15, the actions of the government claimed the lives of at least ten people during clashes in Masaya, Niquinohomo, Diriá and Diriomo, and led to the arrest of about 15 people, according to the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights.

After “neutralizing” the protesters’ barricades, the combined forces carried out a coordinated plan to hunt down members of the opposition house by house, reported the executive secretary of the human rights association, Alvaro Leiva.

Inhabitants of Granada, where the regime’s shock troops also arrived, reported that hooded civilians entered houses threatening their occupants with firearms, breaking down doors, and kidnapping their residents.

The residents also stated that the demonstrators were beaten and tortured before being transferred into custody.

According to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, the so-called “clean-up operation” left some 38 fatal victims during the past weekend, which implies a significant increase in the death toll which already stood above 350 deaths since on April 18, 2018, the date on which the wave of anti-government protests began.

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1 thought on “The Cubanification of Nicaragua: Dozens of protestors killed by Ortega’s dictatorship

  1. What needs to happen, and should have happened already, is the unequivocal condemnation of Ortega’s regime by all countries of the region (except for Venezuela and I suppose Bolivia, obviously). That means relegating Ortega to pariah status in real terms, not just lip service. Even the chavistas were not quite this crude, which is saying something. Basically, Ortega should be put in an untenable position, where the better option would clearly be to “retire.” And yes, the titular Vicar of Christ should issue a very clear, firm and no-nonsense rejection of the Ortega dictatorship as unacceptably toxic. There is nothing subtle or “nuanced” about this criminal carnage to keep two despicable and utterly corrupt lowlifes in power.

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