Ortega's explicit plan to abolish elections represents the elimination of democratic mechanisms and formalization of authoritarian rule, exemplifying the dystopian trajectory of centralized political control and suppression of electoral rights.
President Daniel Ortega, 80, who with his wife has exerted complete control over Nicaragua for many years, at a conference in 2014.
Examines how the 'War on Terror' lexicon sanitized authoritarian governance and systematic human rights violations through linguistic… [more]
Documents systematic criminalization and imprisonment of Indigenous activists for peaceful protest participation, exemplifying… [more]
Systematic demolition of homes and schools represents authoritarian governance through destruction of civilian infrastructure and… [more]