The mother of Junior Gaitan, shot during 2018 protests against Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega's government, places flowers on her son's grave in Masaya. Photo by OSWALDO RIVAS/AFP via Getty Images.
Nicaragua chronicle is of a democracy’s death foretold
The recent elections were denounced by more than 40 governments but sanctions had no measurable deterrent effect, so can the international community do more?
Authors
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Dr Christopher Sabatini
Senior Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
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