Por qué la Liberación de Presos Políticos en Nicaragua no Significa que Daniel Ortega se Haya Moderado

Violent Legacies, Social Movements, Uncertain Futures, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José Désirée Marlen Reder (Organiser), Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Organiser), Alina Maria Ripplinger (Panelist)

In Central America, democracy and peacebuilding processes are currently threatened. Researchers and civil society representatives discussed potential pathways out of the crisis in a three-day workshop at the University of Costa Rica in San José, organised by GIGA.

There are strong rumors about the negotiated release of bishop Rolando Álvarez, one of Nicaraguas most prominent political prisoners. GIGA researcher Désirée Reder discusses the questions: What is known about the content of these negotiations? Why might he not accept the conditions of his release? Why would the regime release him now?

After the release of 222 political prisoners in Nicaragua, Désirée Reder contextualises this event in the context of the regime’s repressive path since 2018.

LASA 2025 - Latin American Studies Association Congress, San Francisco Organisers: Latin American Studies Association Désirée Marlen Reder (Speaker)

The 2018 protests in Nicaragua shook the FSLN regime. This paper analyzes Ortega’s first public address, revealing how he sought to restore legitimacy while discrediting protesters and their demands amid violent repression.

Internal Red ICA Network Meeting, Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española, Antigua Organisers: Red Iniciativa Centroamérica Désirée Marlen Reder (Panelist)

At the meeting, scholars from around the world, working on Central America and advocating for democracy and human rights in the region, discussed pressing issues in the region, explored opportunities for academic collaboration, and engaged in an intensive exchange with regional journalists.

Organiser: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) Désirée Marlen Reder (Consultant)

Im Austausch mit der Länderanalystin reflektierten wir über die aktuelle Lage in Nicaragua. Anlass war die Ende 2024 durchgebrachte umfängliche Änderung der Verfassung, sowie damit im Zusammenhang stehende Reformpakete. Insbesondere die Sicherheit für Menschenrechtsaktivisten, Journalisten, Oppositionelle, Universität Mitarbeiter, sowie deren Angehörige standen im Fokus des Gesprächs. Auch die aktuellen Abschiebungen aus den USA und die möglichen Konsequenzen für die Betroffenen war Inhalt des Gesprächs.

En Alemania surgió un gran movimiento solidario con la Revolución Sandinista en Nicaragua en los años 80. Hoy, algunos representantes hacen autocrítica, ante un régimen autocrático que se perpetúa en el poder. 

Nicaraguas Klage gegen Deutschland wegen Unterstützung zum Völkermord wird vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof in Den Haag verhandelt. Was sind die Beweggründe der Nicaraguanischen Regierung? Dies erörtert GIGA-Forscherin Désirée Reder im Interview mit Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 

ECPR Joint Sessions 2024, Leuphana University, Lüneburg Désirée Marlen Reder (Speaker)

Daniel Ortega rules Nicaragua with a firm hand. Critics hardly have a voice. Instead of fighting for freedom, the dictator's agenda is centred on maintaining power - with laws that he has copied from Putin.

Wie genau also lernen autokratische Herrscher voneinander? Und wie gefährlich ist das? Darüber diskutiert Host Andrea Sellmann mit GIGA-Forscherin Désirée Reder und Elisabeth Maigler Kluesserath, die für die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung mit Regimekritikern im Exil in Kontakt steht.

Violent Legacies, Social Movements, Uncertain Futures, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José Désirée Marlen Reder (Speaker)

Violent Legacies, Social Movements, Uncertain Futures, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José Désirée Marlen Reder (Organiser), Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Organiser), Alina Maria Ripplinger (Panelist)

In Central America, democracy and peacebuilding processes are currently threatened. Researchers and civil society representatives discussed potential pathways out of the crisis in a three-day workshop at the University of Costa Rica in San José, organised by GIGA.

There are strong rumors about the negotiated release of bishop Rolando Álvarez, one of Nicaraguas most prominent political prisoners. GIGA researcher Désirée Reder discusses the questions: What is known about the content of these negotiations? Why might he not accept the conditions of his release? Why would the regime release him now?

After the release of 222 political prisoners in Nicaragua, Désirée Reder contextualises this event in the context of the regime’s repressive path since 2018.