Nicaragua's Exit from Democracy
Latin America Today
English - July 01, 2021 19:50 - 46 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary drugpolicy foreignpolicy humanrights latinamerica Homepage Download IPFS Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The condition of Nicaragua's democracy has steadily deteriorated over the course of President Daniel Ortega's regime. Recently, in anticipation of the country's coming elections, President Ortega and his wife/Vice President Rosario Murillo have arrested more than a dozen of their significant political opponents under a new law that labels them as "traitors to the homeland."
To understand the current political crisis, and to understand what, if any, prospects there are for a solution, Adam is talking to Dr. Christine Wade.