The announcement of a legislative ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters last week [WR-18-16] has yet to pacify the students who have since emerged as one of the most visible faces of the opposition with many of their peers having featured among the dead. With no sign of the national dialogue promised by President Daniel Ortega (to be brokered by the Catholic Church) and mass protests since staged across Nicaragua demanding his resignation and justice for the deaths (which local NGOs suggest could exceed 60), there is no end in sight to the crisis. End of preview - This article contains approximately 773 words.
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