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Nicaragua, five years on from the April protests

Given the growing destruction of civil society, is there a democratic way out in sight?

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‘Rather than a real security policy, what the government has is an electoral strategy’

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Nicaragua: an opportunity for democratic solidarity

Release of political prisoners could be a sign of the ruling regime’s strength – or weakness

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‘Criminal law is being used as a weapon of political persecution’

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‘Protests reflect structural inequalities and frustration at blatant corruption’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

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Panama: after protests, will the government keep its promises?

Soaring costs have further fuelled anger at corruption and poor public services

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

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Nicaragua’s crackdown: a beleaguered regime clutching at straws?

The government’s desperate attempt to eliminate all dissent reveals a weakness that democratic allies should exploit

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‘The regime seeks to annihilate all forms of autonomous citizen organisation’

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‘Many laws remain that keep LGBTQI+ people as second-class citizens’

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El Salvador: ‘war on gangs’ accelerates slide into authoritarianism

Fundamental rights under attack, with 38,000 arrests so far

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