Exile in Nicaragua, a Form of Repression but also a Process of Resistance

In Nicaragua, the dictatorial regime of Ortega-Murillo is imposing a patriarchal authoritarian model of society, which would not be possible without impunity, said Clemencia Correa, director of Aluna, during the presentation of the report No One Leaves Because They Want To. Nicaraguan Voices in Exile, held on October 30.

"They have used various strategies that have led to crimes against humanity and are producing brutal processes of dehumanization that we thought would never be repeated in Latin America."

In the case of exile, she highlighted that it is a "perverse mechanism" that "has not taken place since Nazism."

Correa pointed out the importance of the report in question since it is "transgressing the dictatorship that has wanted to hide the truth". One of its strenghts, she considered, is that it shows the coping mechanisms that people have used to live in exile, survive, rebuild their lives, and resist, such as political participation, denouncing what is happening in Nicaragua, support networks, building the social fabric, accompanying those affected, and also exile to safeguard their lives.

"Exile is a repressive way of breaking ties, but also a process of resistance."

The director of Aluna highlighted that, despite everything, the opressive regime has not been able to steal the memory, the affections and the sense of hope of the people of Nicaragua who have been exiled and banished.

"Solidarity continues to be a form of coping that the regime will not be able to control."

Likewise, she called to "not minimize the risk and to continue building protection strategies in accordance with the gravity of the situation."

Learn about Clemencia Correa's full intervention here.