LIVE | Streets and empty shops closed across Nicaragua for the national strike

At 0:00 this Friday, the second national strike was launched, convened by the Civic Alliance which brings together entrepreneurs, students, peasants and civil society for 24 hours. The strike, the second of three consecutive activities to put pressure on Daniel Ortega, is the second to be convened in less than a month

Here we tell you minute after minute the development of the national strike.

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11:12 In the district of Monseñor Lezcano, only a few vendors are observed. The rest of the shops are closed and there is little traffic.

Sector Monseñor Lezcano. National Paro @laprensa pic.twitter.com/4QIh8DMZ3M

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

11:09 am Empty and with little car traffic shine the streets of the area of ​​the statue of Montoya, in Managua

Managua, from Montoya to the lake, July 13 11h07. National Day of Strike @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/SeMxks92na

– Elizabeth Romero (@Eliz_Romero) July 13, 2018

11:05 Closed Houses and Streets sorry in the Ducualí neighborhood, in Managua, one of those that were attacked by the paramilitaries in the previous weeks

11:00 am The street business known as May 27, located on the trail leading to the El Carmen residential area, where the presidential couple live, remains closed.

Sector May 27 business closed in Paro Nacional July 13, 2018 in demand for democracy in Nicaragua. @laprensa pic.twitter.com/2y8EIMMoQe

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

10h48 The stores of the Plaza España area, as of other sectors of the capital, remain closed to join the national strike

Sector Plaza España in National Paro Day @ laprensa pic.twitter .com / kavwnZwYag

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

10:45 am Service stations in the roundabout sector The Journalist are working on medium gas in this second national strike.

Pumas service stations provide service on the day of the national stop in the rotating sector El Periodista @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/NBLbGhLjl4

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

10:42 The deployment of the police before the withdrawal begins at the Plaza de las Victorias.

Plaza Las Victorias area. Police patrol the area before the withdrawal @laprensa pic.twitter.com/iieejGWmG0

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

10:40 A strong deployment of policemen remains on the road to Masaya pending withdrawal

The police patrol the road sector to Masaya, which seems rather sorry in this national strike. At 13:00 the government summoned its supporters to withdraw, despite the rejection of the people of Monimbo. @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/EDAAV70MFG

– Cinthya Torrez (@cinthyabri) July 13, 2018

10:37 am The suburban track, where two days ago the body of a man seemed dead, seems completely empty.

Photo Gallery | Thus Managua rises in the second national strike of 24 hours

10:30. | Suburban track to Unan – Managua seems empty @laprensa pic.twitter.com/iFNC95FQuB

– Engell (@EngellVega) July 13, 2018

10:35 Although the government decided to retire in Masaya, the companies did not this time make colorful platforms to greet the step of Daniel Ortega.

Grenada. Establishments such as banks, supermarkets, gas stations and stores joined the national strike. However, small businesses work normally.

10:30 am The facilities of the Nicaraguan American School remain closed. As a safety measure, on the periphery we observe "miguelitos".

10:23 AM | The entrance of the American school shines with "miguelitos" as a security measure @laprensa pic.twitter.com/ekL6OhUPl9

– Engell (@EngellVega) ] July 13, 2018

] Northern Caribbean. The companies attached to the Higher Council of Private Enterprises (Cosep) joined the national strike. In Siuna, it was possible to see all the closed shops. However, the majority of local distributors, popular markets and grocery stores were operating normally.

The national strike also extended to the Caribbean municipalities of Nicaragua, where national companies attached to the national strike were called by the Civic Alliance and COSEP in Nicaragua, Siuna as today. He is awake today. @laprensa @hoynoticias pic.twitter.com/JYyFT8w3HG

– Jose Garth Medina (@josegarth) July 13, 2018

10:20 ] Although the Public Register of Property is functioning normally, it seems completely empty.

10:19 AM. | The offices of the public register of property operate normally but appear empty @laprensa pic.twitter.com/xg4LY8eojS

– Engell (@EngellVega) July 13, 2018

10:15 This is how the Carretera a Masaya is maintained in this second national strike

Chinandega, Carazo, Estelí and León join the second national strike

10:10 am Most San Judas market stores have decided not to open their business

So is the national strike being experienced on July 13 at the San Judas market in Managua @ laprensa pic.twitter .com / OcJlp38nVk

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

10:05 In Las Colinas, the two gas stations that are there are not present.

The two service stations in the area of ​​Las Colinas, road to Masaya, are closed. @laprensa pic.twitter.com/zLfVDPTerl

– Cinthya Torrez (@cinthyabri) July 13, 2018

10:00 am Little traffic is observed on the runway Solidaridad, located in Rubenia.

A small number of vehicles transit the Solidaridad runway during the second national strike for 24 hours in less than a month. @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/JSguQGmcHW

– Cinthya Torrez (@cinthyabri) July 13, 2018

09h57 Government workers bademble a platform on Victoria Square, Carretera a Masaya, for the celebration of the withdrawal .

at 9:55 A few hours after the start of the withdrawal, officers of the National Police guard the platform located at the roundabout Nindirí

The police guard the platform in the round -point of Nindirí, a few hours after the tactical retreat to Masaya. Also at the junction of Tipitapa and Carretera in Masaya there is a police patrol and paramilitary sides @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/1PkW7SobMw

– Roy Moncada (@moncadaroy) July 13, 2018

09:50 Buses departing from the Israeli market in Lewites in the west of the country are operating normally.

Transportation to the west operating normally but with little influx of users @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/nmByL8bjkH

– Engell (@ EngellVega) July 13, 2018

Estelí. Between 60 and 70% of Estelí companies joined the national strike and did not open their business. However, urban transport and traffic remain normal.

09:33 am The Multicentro Las Américas shopping center remains closed. However, in the periphery, some vendors are observed.

Diriamba. In the emblematic clock area of ​​Diriamba, there is little movement

Diriamba during #ParoNacional . @laprensa pic.twitter.com/fTipStDiQ5

– Mabel (@MabelCalero) July 13, 2018

09:30 In the vicinity of Bello Horizonte, the circulation of vehicles is lower than normal days and stores are closed.

Closed stores and little traffic are seen in the Bello Horizonte sector, as part of the national strike @laprensa [19659092] pic.twitter.com/ddNvE6xBLQ

– Cinthya Torrez (@cinthyabri) 13 July 2018

09h27 On the Israeli market in Lewites, some vendors chose to open their sections during the second national strike

Half-stop in Israel Lewites market. Perishable sellers say that they can not stop selling because the product rots @laprensa pic.twitter.com/xk8Uimmlpz

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) ] July 13, 2018

09:25 Red and black flags cover the air bridge and the Ticuantepe roundabout for the government celebration of the retreat.

Rotonda Ticuantepe # Managua is already dressed in red and black to receive the withdrawal of the government of Daniel Ortega. days after the date of the initial withdrawal, June 27, 1978 @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/SoL6qTXbkJ

– Leonor AlvarezH (@LeonorAlvarezH) July 13, 2018

9:22 AM Closed stores and some open sections in the area of ​​El Zumen.

This is the area of ​​Zumen. Some shops and sections closed and others open. @laprensa pic.twitter.com/AojJvbgaXA

– Martha Vásquez (@MarthaVasquezLP) July 13, 2018

9:20 am Although coaches operate normally, very little Pbadengers board units

This is how the TUC buses leave the Mayoreo market. On normal days, almost all seats are already occupied by pbadengers @laprensa pic.twitter.com/DyJgNmCLEa

– Roy Moncada (@moncadaroy) July 13, 2018 [19659008] 09:12 Government supporters are preparing platforms at the Jean Paul Genie roundabout and the Ticuantepe roundabout to await the caravan's retirement in Masaya.

They prepare the platform of the Ticuantepe roundabout for the pbadage of the caravan of the retreat. LAPRENSA / Jader Flores

Nagarote. Nagarote's petrol stations, shops, streets and roads remain desolate during the second national strike.

Nagarote. LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle

Leon. About 90% of the businesses in the university town were closed. There are also desolate streets and closed markets.

LAPRENSA / Eddy López

08:55 The bus stops and the facilities of the Metrocentro shopping center remain virtually paralyzed.

LAPRENSA / Julián Navarrete

08h50 Some petrol stations in the capital are functioning but they look totally deserted.

LAPRENSA / Leonor Álvarez

Diriamba. In this municipality, it was found that most companies on the market were closed. It should be noted that in Jinotepe and Diriamba where there were paramilitaries in different parts, it was only observed today that they are in the barracks.

08:30 Traffic and pbadenger traffic are rare in the Central American University (UCA) sector. A group of taxi drivers waiting for pbadengers

In front of the UCA at 8:20 Taxis waiting for pbadengers in the bay of the bus terminal @ laprensa pic.twitter.com/Yy16iaWXVj

– Julián navarrete (@ juliannavarret9) July 13, 2018

Attack on Nandasmo. Villagers reported that at least 20 paramilitaries removed the dam at the entrance to the La Olla de Barro community in Nandasmo. The autoconvocados of Niquinohomo are vigilant in their dams

LAPRENSA / Courtesy

About twenty civilians and hooded, remove the dam that raised the population in the Olla de Barro, at the end of gusts to mansalva. The autoconvocados of Niquinohomo, Nicaragua, are alert in their dams. The repression is 8 km from Masaya @ laprensa

– Noel Amílcar Gallegos (@AmilcarGallegos) July 13, 2018

Jinotepe. The residents of Jinotepe Municipality decided to stay home and not open their businesses to participate in the national strike. Since the morning, companies are active, but this Friday it was observed that a few were working.

Closed businesses and few people in the streets of Jinotepe during the #ParoNacional @laprensa pic.twitter. com / UzC5fPg6rr

– Mabel (@MabelCalero) July 13, 2018

San Marcos. The streets of the municipality of San Marcos are completely desolate this Friday, the day of the second national strike. From 06:00 in the morning it was possible to observe some collective urban transport units and taxis mobilisers.

San Marcos sorry during the #ParoNacional . @laprensa pic.twitter.com/d9SEPZ1zsM

– Mabel (@MabelCalero) July 13, 2018

Mateare. Traffic on the Mateare road is rare. In the street, only the ITM workers are observed.

8:00 | The Mateare region also has relatively low traffic compared to other days. MTI contractors working on road extensions were operating today @laprensa #ParoNacional #SOSNicaragua pic.twitter.com/CsEo1QcTmI [19659003] – Mario Rueda (@MarioRuedaNic) July 13, 2018

In Chinandega. Banks, warehouses, shops, some petrol stations, with the exception of those of Petronic, are closed at Chinandega. The streets of El Viejo seem deserted since dawn.

LAPRENSA / Saúl Martínez

LAPRENSA / Saúl Martínez

08:15 am The majority of petrol stations located in the eastern sector of Managua remain closed to the public

LAPRENSA / Roy Moncada

08h12 Vehicle traffic is rare in the area of the Agrarian University (UNA), on the Northern Highway.

Few vehicles circulate in the area of ​​the National Agrarian University, in Carretera Norte. If there was no national strike at that time, the traffic would be heavy @laprensa pic.twitter.com/E5mRzMVT6j

– Roy Moncada (@moncadaroy ) July 13, 2018

08:11 In the area known as Avenida 35, in Linda Vista, companies decided not to open to join the second national strike.

Linda Vista area, known as 35 Avenida at 8am. Most companies are closed @laprensa pic.twitter.com/X1j3Zx0Gtq

– Julián navarrete (@ juliannavarret9) July 13, 2018

08:10 ] The streets remain desolate and the companies closed in the sector of industrial park of Portezuelo.

Sector of the industrial zone of Portezuelo. LAPRENSA / Roberto Fonseca

8:05 am Few pbadengers at the bus terminal of El Mayoreo

The 24-hour strike was sparked by the National Alliance for Justice and Democracy . The bus terminal of El Mayoreo looks like a small influx of pbadengers. LAPRENSA / Roberto Fonseca

El Mayoreo bus terminal. LAPRENSA / Roberto Fonseca

08:00 Although many companies have decided not to open, transportation works with some normalcy in Sandino City

Friday, July 13, #ParoNational Urban Transportation works with some normalcy in Ciudad Sandino. #SosNicaragua #GritoPorNicaragua @laprensa @hoynoticias pic.twitter.com/Mmxv8wJ5oh

– Raquel Acosta (@ acostaraquel16) July 13, 2018 [19659008] 07:55 am The companies in the area of ​​Camino de Oriente, Carretera a Masaya, where protests against the government began on April 18, are also closed.

Companies closed in the area Camino de Oriente #Managua ] in #ParoNational #Nicaragua @laprensa pic.twitter.com/EiuggqNdG5 [19659003] – Leonor AlvarezH (@LeonorAlvarezH) July 13, 2018

07h50: In the sector of La Subasta, on the Carretera Norte, the companies remain closed.

Closed businesses located on the Carretera Norte, in the area of ​​La Subasta. At this moment few people are waiting for inter-municipal buses and TUC @laprensa pic.twitter.com/2w21XhfZmY

– Roy Moncada (@moncadaroy) July 13, 2018 [19659008] Chipote. Mothers of El Chipote detainees protest against the fact that more than 90 prisoners were transferred on Friday to La Modelo's prison system.

7:45 am The bus stop located on the Mayoreo Market seems virtually empty. Few units are observed.

At 7:30. the Mayoreo market bus terminal seems almost empty. Few units provide service and there are few pbadengers. The North did not enter any bus said carrier the day of #ParoNacional summoned by the #ACJD @laprensa pic.twitter.com/m9OXNP9oqj

– Lucydalia Baca C. (@bacalucydalia) July 13, 2018

07:40 Certain sections of the Mercadito market of Ciudad Sandino operate normally

Mercado de Ciudad Sandino. LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle

After the announcement of the second for the national, the settlers did not fill the markets in search of food as was the case on June 14th. Some sections of the Ciudad Sandino market are functioning normally. LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle

07:35 AM The Linda Vista service station is operating normally, while the shopping center in the same area remains completely closed.

Linda Vista Service Station. LAPRENSA / Carlos valle

Some shopping centers were totally closed in support of the national strike. Linda Vista has not opened. LAPRENSA / Carlos valle

7:30 am Car traffic on the road to Ciudad Sandino is totally rare.

7:30 AM | The road that leads to Ciudad Sandino with little traffic the day it was called #ParoNacional @laprensa #SOSNicaragua pic.twitter.com/6gawuybBar

– Mario Roue (@MarioRuedaNic) July 13, 2018

07h21 The small traffic of vehicles is obvious on the track of the National Stadium Denis Martinez.

In front of the new National Stadium on the Metrocentro road at 19:21 @laprensa @hoynoticias pic.twitter .com / SPxRxIOfxy

– Julian Navarrete (@ juliannavarret9) ] July 13, 2018

Río San Juan. The attack that took place in Morrito, Rio San Juan, which killed four police officers and a teacher, was sentenced by the IACHR and demanded an end to the violence in Nicaragua.

The @CIDH acts of violence in #Morrito that resulted in the killing of 4 police officers and a teacher, strongly reject such unacceptable facts, and expect effective investigations to clarify the dead. We reiterate our call for the cessation of violence. https://t.co/nHIVRmbjMa

– Antonia Urrejola (@ totonia68) July 13, 2018

07:15 At the stop of the free zone of Las Mercedes, only three buses can to be seen working.

At 7:15 am There are only three buses in the parking lot of the industrial complex of the Las Mercedes Free Zone. The carriers explain that the largest companies, including the textile company Formosa, did not work on the #ParoNational convened by the #ACJD @laprensa pic .twitter.com / p2k2SVEiUA

– Lucydalia Baca C. (@bacalucydalia) July 13, 2018

7:10 The streets of Ciudad Jardín and the Hook of Roads, near the eastern market, are totally sorry.

The streets of Ciudad Jardín and Hook of Roads at 7:10. @laprensa @hoynoticias pic.twitter.com/g81ZwsPoff

– Julian navarrete (@ juliannavarret9) July 13, 2018

7:00 am In the area of the free zone of Las Mercedes, in the industrial park, there are few movements of workers and sellers.

At 7:00. very little movement at the entrance to the industrial park Las Mercedes free zone the day of #ParoNacional convened by #ACJD @laprensa pic.twitter.com/ 0JNhWRKBWR

– Lucydalia Baca C. (@bacalucydalia) July 13, 2018

6:59 Although there are several buses at the stop Roberto Huembes market , the absence of pbadengers is notorious in the place.

At 6:30. the Roberto Huembes market bus terminal is full of buses, but there are very few pbadengers on the day of #ParoNacional summoned by #ACJD @laprensa peak. twitter. com / ByXumM0fem

– Lucydalia Baca C. (@bacalucydalia) July 13, 2018

Session of the OAS. The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a special session Friday to badess the crisis in Nicaragua, according to Antonia Urrejola, Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR): "L & # 39. State must seek a peaceful and constitutional, and democratic solution "to be able to overcome.

Commissioner @ totonia68 :" Faced with the worsening of the serious crisis of human rights. man in 19459130 nicaragua we call on the international community to express and demand state to respect and guarantee the rights of its people. " pic.twitter.com/bozsYb33en

– IACHR (@CIDH) July 13, 2018

06:55 In Altamira transits a few bus units and stops seem empty

LAPRENSA / Roberto Fonseca

06:50 The bus stop of the Roberto Huembes market runs on medium gas, some companies have opened their businesses Stop the Roberto Huembes market buses. Roberto Fonseca

LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle

LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle

LAPRENSA / Carlos Valle