“25 people have died since 18 April in unrest over social security reforms planned by the government of president Daniel Ortega. At least 67 people have been shot by the police ... 43 people were reported to have “disappeared””https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/22/journalist-among-25-killed-as-unrest-escalates-in-nicaragua …
“Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega said on Sunday planned changes to social security that have sparked days of violent protests have been canceled, as he attempted to put an end to one of the biggest crises of his administration.”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-protests/death-toll-rises-in-fifth-day-of-nicaragua-protests-against-government-idUSKBN1HT0V3 …
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"few believe there is a wholesale rejection of the left in Latin America... . Rather, the regional unrest represents popular weariness with entrenched elites of all political stripes."https://www.ft.com/content/0f0cdbf6-4812-11e8-8ee8-cae73aab7ccb …
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"The United Nations has called for investigations into the deaths of 27 people during the recent crackdown on protests in Nicaragua."http://en.rfi.fr/americas/20180425-tension-mounts-nicaragua-un-calls-inquiry-crackdown-protests-left-27-dead …
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@FrancesRobles: "the number of deaths ... had risen to at least 45 and was expected to climb further ... that tally makes this the deadliest unrest by far since nearly three decades of war ended in 1990."https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/world/americas/nicaragua-protests-ortega.html …Show this thread -
Short thread on Nicaraguahttps://twitter.com/patrickiber/status/1019236913134358529?s=21 …
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