After a long time of processing, and another of planning, it was a fact: We were moving from Nicaragua to my native Finland. It had to do with the crisis […]

June 19th: The house put on fire by government forces early morning Saturday 16th, in the midst of a fragile re-inaugurated dialogue between the govt and civil society, mediated by […]

There was a new attempt of finding a negotiated solution for the crisis in Nicaragua when bishops met with Ortega last Thursday and presented them their proposal – very much […]

The horror story of Nicaragua is not ending. Early morning today, students from the National University of Engineering, UNI, occupied their university, as a last resource in the search for […]

Yesterday, May 9th, the opposition of the Ortega-government, once again, took to the streets of Managua, convoked by the students and the peasants, that is, the anti-canal movement. There was […]

He intentado hacer un listado de las organizaciones surgidas a base de los autoconvocados y/o 19 de abril. Las fuentes son secundarias, en parte contradictorias entre sí, y no puedo […]

There are marches and mobilizations every day in Nicaragua these days – in special  in Managua. Yesterday afternoon students were planting trees to replace the burnt down “Trees of Life” […]

  I went to the Sandinista march today, the ruling party´s answer to the previous two massive manifestations from part of the opposition. To show muscles – because the two […]

Today was the day of the Catholic Church – and the peasants from mainly the northern part of the country. For years they have protested against the interoceanic canal in […]

Most Nicaraguans want a change – but a peaceful one Today we woke up to an almost “normal” Nicaragua. The kids are back in school, the supermarkets and the banks […]

The students won the day today with an enormous march through Managua. It was, according to unofficial sources, a historical event with its some 100 000 participants – totally independent […]

After five days of violence and chaos, part of the sad balance of Nicaragua is: app. 30 dead, among them a journalist and three policemen, at least 100 injured, many […]

Perhaps someone would have talked about a death foretold. But the impossible and perhaps predictable happened. Raúl Mijango, the intireable peace-mediator in El Salvador was imprisoned earlier this month together […]

We have recently joined an initiative which we find the best of the century. At least one of the best we have experienced during our four and a half years […]

The past days enormous waves have been lashing the Pacific, from Mexico to Chile, product of yearly storms. This year, though, the storm was stronger than ever, hitting the coasts […]

Last week, the 26th of March, the streets of El Salvador were filled with thousands of people, dressed in white. Half a million Salvadorans, according to the Government, took to […]

Something special happened in December last year: I returned to Bolivia after 19 years. It was unfortunately only for a few days. But I knew the conditions and enjoyed every […]

Not easy to capture a city in only five days, also working most of the time (a book on sustainable tourism). But there was time for glimpses of something in […]

The Day  of the Dead in El Salvador is NOT Halloween. No, it has its roots in the Mexican celebration “EL Dia de los Muertos”. Unlike Mexico, where it is […]