After Nationwide Strike, Nicaragua Looks No Closer To Bloodshed's End
For two months, President Daniel Ortega and his supporters have been in a standoff with protesters seeking new elections. Scores have died, students have occupied schools, and peace remains elusive.
On Thursday, after nearly two months of violence and upheaval, some residents who ventured into Nicaragua's city streets Thursday discovered something that had become something of a rarity: quiet.
A 24-hour nationwide strike left thoroughfares deserted and storefronts empty — and though even
