Amy Goodman
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Students Push to Oust Nicaraguan President Ortega as Death Toll Rises Amid Bloody Police Crackdown
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June 7, 2018
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11:52Now PlayingAt least five people were killed over the weekend in Nicaragua amid escalating antigovernment protests that have engulfed the country since midApril. More than 110 people have been killed since widespread demonstrations to oust Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began in midApril, when his government announced plans to overhaul and slash social security. The protests, and the government’s bloody repression, mark the biggest crisis since Ortega was elected 11 years ago. In Abuja, Nigeria, we speak with Alejandro Bendaña, former Nicaraguan ambassador to the United Nations and secretary general of the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry during Sandinista rule in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. In Managua, Nicaragua, we speak with Mónica López Baltodano, a human rights activist who is on the front lines of protests. We also speak with Stephen Hellinger, president of The Development Group for Alternative Policies.
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