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Photo of Manuel Orozco at the Inter-American Dialogue Office

Bukele is Creating a Political Crisis in El Salvador

Manuel Orozco interviews with Tomás Guevara of El Diaro at Hoy to discuss the political crisis in El Salvador due to recent actions made by president Bukele, which include, storming the Legislative Assembly on Sunday, February 9th with military and police officials and threatening to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.

Manuel Orozco, Tomás Guevara

Interviews ˙ ˙ ElSalvador.com

Manuel Orozco sits down for interview with Esta Semana. Video

The Challenges Facing the National Coalition in Nicaragua

Manuel Orozco was invited to Esta Semana at Confidencial, where he commented on political scenarios for Nicaragua in 2020 and discussed the call made by the Civic Alliance and the National Unity to create a National Coalition for democracy, to dislodge the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship from power.

Manuel Orozco, Carlos Fernando Chamorro

Interviews ˙ ˙ Confidencial

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Failed Democratic Order in Nicaragua

On November 26, 2019, The Inter-American Dialogue hosted the event “Failed Democratic Order in Nicaragua” in response to the report recently released by the OAS High-Level Commission on Nicaragua. The report followed the General Assembly’s June 2019 mandate calling for an assessment of the political situation in the country.

Tamar Ziff

Event Summaries ˙

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Attacks on Press Freedom in Nicaragua

On November 19, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue, in partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists, hosted the event, “Attacks on Press Freedom in Nicaragua.” The conversation centered around the Nicaraguan government’s persistent attempts to stifle freedom of expression since anti-government protests broke out in April 2018.

Laura Porras

Event Summaries ˙

Defender la dignidad y derrotar la transgresión

Las acciones recientes del gobierno de Daniel Ortega incitando la violencia, permitiendo la humillación y la tortura policial, fomentando que otros hagan lo mismo, representan la continuidad de la autoridad política por la vía de la transgresión.

Manuel Orozco

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Confidencial

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Presentación durante la Sesión Especial del Consejo Permanente para la presentación del Reporte de la Comisión de Alto Nivel en relación a Nicaragua

El 25 de Noviembre de 2019, la Comisión de Alto Nivel acerca de Nicaragua de la OEA, presentó su informe en relación a la situación de la democracia en este país al Consejo Permanente de la OEA. Manuel Orozco, Director del Programa de Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo, fue invitado a compartir sus opiniones acerca del informe, así como acerca del futuro del proceso democrático en Nicaragua. 

Manuel Orozco

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The risks of de-risking

De-risking – which involves the cancellation of correspondent relationships by large international banks – has slowed on a global level, However, the threat remains in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Manuel Orozco

Interviews ˙ ˙ The Banker