Nicaragua a ‘Dictatorship’ When It Follows US Lead on NGOs

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President Daniel Ortega’s government in Nicaragua is “laying waste to civil society,” according to the Associated Press (6/2/22). In more than half the cases, these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have simply ceased to function or no longer exist. In Nicaragua, four years of closures have so far affected only 7% of a total of more than 6,000 nonprofits. No: On the contrary, the media assume that the NGOs’ complaints about the rules are justified. The reports make only dismissive reference to the recent history of abuses by some Nicaraguan NGOs.