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Weekly Report - 14 June 2018 (WR-18-23)

NICARAGUA: Ortega plays for time

Nicaragua’s Catholic Episcopal Conference (CEN) has yet to receive a response from President Daniel Ortega who last week requested a “couple of days” to reflect on its latest proposal to resume the suspended national dialogue process with the opposition Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (comprising students, civil-society groups, and the private sector). With the death toll on the rise as the police (PNN) and paramilitary forces continue to repress anti-government protesters, the impasse has left public figures such as the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez, warning that unless the presidential couple offer immediate concessions, Nicaragua could be on the verge of civil war.

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