Repression of academia in Nicaragua has escalated over the past 3 months, as the government has closed eight private universities and confiscated their assets, effectively ended university autonomy, and erected barriers to foreign research collaborations.
Repression of academia in Nicaragua has escalated over the past 3 months. President Daniel Ortega’s government has closed eight private universities and confiscated their assets, effectively ended university autonomy, and erected barriers to foreign research collaborations. “They are killing the universities,” says chemist Ernesto Medina, former dean of American University, a private institution in Managua that remains open.
Researchers say they must be particularly cautious about any work that could be interpreted as political. Research on democracy, gender, and human rights has been especially hard hit. A social scientist says his group can no longer conduct surveys and now publishes under pseudonyms if mentioning government abuses. Research about COVID-19 in Nicaragua also faces obstacles, as the government hasand fired doctors and public health experts who express concern about the crisis.
The National Council of Universities , a government body that coordinates national policy on higher education, announced in February that three new public universities would replace the closed ones, offering enrollment to 20,000 former students. But sources say many students have given up on academics, fearing persecution.
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