For decades, the United States’ National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, has played a key role in shaping Nicaragua’s political arena. Today, NED grantees are at the forefront of the civil society groups supporting the current protests.
Laying the groundwork for change: A closer look at the U.S. role in Nicaragua’s social unrest
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A Tropical Spring in the land of lakes and volcanoes
By Benjamin Waddell /
Like the Arab Spring in 2010-2011, students have been at the epicenter of Nicaragua’s uprising from the beginning, but their discontent has spread like wildfire. Nicaraguans around the world are calling for change.
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Notes from the frontlines of protests in Nicaragua
By Benjamin Waddell /
Writing from Nicaragua’s colonial city Granada, the author gives a personal view of the upheaval on the streets.
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The uprising in Nicaragua: Are Ortega’s days numbered?
By Benjamin Waddell /
Although it is impossible to know what will happen in the hours and days to follow, it is clear that the rioting and looting over the last 48 hours has severely shaken Nicaraguan politics and economics.
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