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Critical Manifestations of the Government in Managua
Source: AFP
Protests despite a new law against " terrorists "
I Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, has demonstrated hundreds of people against the head of state, Daniel Ortega, despite the threat of prosecution. After police and pro-government paramilitaries repeatedly attacked government critics in recent weeks, the rally was peaceful Saturday. "The united people will never be defeated," protesters shouted, many of whom were masked. They demanded the resignation of Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.
On Monday, a law was passed in Nicaragua, apparently directed against opponents of the government. For vaguely defined acts classified as "terrorism", it provides for 15 to 20 years in prison.
The opposition sees further evidence that the Ortega government is increasingly undemocratic. On the other hand, the government argues that it is fighting a coup attempt by "diabolical terrorists" backed financially by the United States. Government supporters also demonstrated Saturday in Managua to demand justice for the "victims of terrorism", including dozens of police officers killed in the demonstrations
The riots in the country of Central America began mid-April then that the security forces were protesting the demonstrations. Repatriated pension cuts confiscated. Since then, protests have spread to the whole country. They are now directed against the authoritarian style of government Ortegas and his wife. According to human rights groups, more than 280 people have been killed since then, most of them protesting against young people.
The EU, the United States and the Organization of American States condemned and called for dialogue in Nicaragua. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday threatened to meet his G20 colleagues in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, with other US sanctions against the Nicaraguan government.
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