{"id":37902,"date":"2024-09-13T19:18:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T23:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=37902"},"modified":"2024-09-13T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T23:18:49","slug":"a-glimpse-into-nicaraguas-political-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/a-glimpse-into-nicaraguas-political-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glimpse Into Nicaragua\u2019s Political Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was 11 years old, I was motivated to fight for my homeland in Nicaragua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April of 2018, protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government. Political officials failed to stop <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/aida-americas.org\/en\/blog\/the-flame-that-ignited-nicaragua-s-protests\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a nine-day wildfire<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Indio Ma\u00edz Biological Reserve that <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-045d5451f2684fe8bcd43bc1c6e3771f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">burned approximately 13,500 acres of forest land<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That same month, the government also approved <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/22\/americas\/nicaragua-scraps-controversial-social-security-reforms\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reforms to the country\u2019s social security system<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aimed at increasing taxes and decreasing retiree benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the safety of my bedroom, I watched a video of college students being shot by military forces while protesting; they were fighting to get the Ortega-Murillo socialist regime, which has been in power since 2007, out of office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government\u2019s oppression grew with every protest. Nicaraguans were kidnapped and imprisoned. Police officers intimidated people in their homes. Media outlets were shut down and any evidence of human rights violations was censored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One year later, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oas.org\/en\/iachr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter-American Commission on Human Rights<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an organization that advocates for human rights in the Americas, reported that at least 355 people, mostly university students, had died at the hands of police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rotonda of Jean Paul Genie in Managua\u2014a structure made in honor of a 16-year-old boy who was shot in his car for attempting to overtake a military escort\u2014became a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Canal100Noticias\/videos\/ciudadan%C3%ADa-restaura-memorial-en-la-rotonda-jean-paul-genie\/1864460433861821\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorial<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for those who had died.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a child, I should\u2019ve been terrified, but what I felt was indignation. Everyday I asked myself, \u201cshould I also go out and fight?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I am no longer in Nicaragua, watching my country suffer from afar pains me. Witnessing the annihilation of justice and democracy in Nicaragua is the hardest thing I will ever go through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/09\/1153891\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicargaua is still facing devastating repercussions<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the protests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens are being persecuted, imprisoned and exiled for having the slightest link to the opposition movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations advocating for human rights are being labeled as \u201cterrorists\u201d and are immediately shut down by the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even owning the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vozdeamerica.com\/a\/centroamerica_criminalizado-el-uso-de-la-bandera-dicen-opositores-en-nicaragua\/6064595.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national flag<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is considered treason because it\u2019s a symbol of unity and resistance against <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-547a66ddfbeb4657ab412dc711ab156f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tyranny<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is now being overshadowed by the flag of the socialist party, Frente Sandinista de Liberaci\u00f3n Nacional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Prensa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an independent Nicaraguan newspaper in exile<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as of Sept. 5, the dictatorship has exiled <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laprensani.com\/2024\/09\/05\/politica\/3375451-dictadura-excarcela-a-135-presos-politicos-y-los-destierra-a-guatemala\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">135 political prisoners to Guatemala<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without informing their families, but with a clear message\u2014they will never be welcomed back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even a prominent figure like Nicaraguan social communicator <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laprensani.com\/2024\/07\/16\/vida\/3347926-sheynnis-palacios-la-unica-miss-universo-que-no-ha-regresado-a-celebrar-a-su-pais-en-al-menos-20-anos\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheynnis Palacios<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was crowned Miss Universe 2023, was exiled for participating in the 2018 protests and has not been able to come home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m proud of where I come from. My goal is to one day help my homeland and any other country going through a humanitarian crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, I\u2019m unable to hold the Nicaraguan flag without breaking down, but that doesn\u2019t stop me from testifying about the bravery of those who are no longer here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was 11 years old, I was motivated to fight for my homeland in Nicaragua. In April of 2018, protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government. 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