Repression

The Ortega-Murillo regime further isolates itself by cutting diplomatic relations with the Vatican and aligning itself with other pariah states.

[forms of repression](https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-06-28/nicaragua-the-gulag-of-central-america.html). Sandinista officials threatened to arrest a priest, Pedro Méndez, for his activism in Masaya, 16 miles (26 kilometers) south of the capital. Still, that will only be possible with the help of an international community that uses all its power and diplomatic tools.” There is confusion and doubt in the economic sectors that have supported the Ortega leadership, including the so-called Sandinista bourgeoisie. Ortega first spoke out when he traveled to Venezuela for the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s death, where he obliquely criticized the U.N. Ortega is forging closer ties with dangerous regimes in a highly polarized and volatile global context,” he said. “The charge of crimes against humanity probably doesn’t affect him personally because of his age, but there is concern among the army and police officers who participated in the [April 2018] massacre, especially those under 60. Neither mentioned the failed gambit to alleviate international pressure and U.S. The presidential couple is in a tough spot and seems to be testing various scenarios for a pivot, but political analysts warn against underestimating the regime. The Nicaraguan president seems to have softened his tone in his last four speeches to the public in March. Meanwhile, exiled political prisoners stripped of their citizenship continued to denounce the Sandinista government before international organizations, further isolating the embattled regime. Except for his usual allusions to imperialist oppression, Ortega has not lashed out against the Catholic Church,