Word: ramirez
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...harshest critics admit it has preserved a measure of pluralism and political freedom. According to some dissidents, that attitude is pragmatic: it encourages Western nations to provide assistance. Opposition leaders say privately the threat of the contras has also had a moderating effect. For his part, Vice President Sergio Ramirez Mercado insists, "There's not a step we could take that would be acceptable to Reagan, except to leave the country." He adds, "We have never thought of establishing a one-party system of Marxism. We don't want a Soviet or Bulgarian model." Among a growing number of Nicaraguans...
...letter is not a boycott--it is a request for more time," said Currier House Committee Chairman Dcborah Ramirez...
...talk about democracy, but how can you speak about democracy where all you find are children being assassinated and women charred and raped?" added Ramirez, who was tortured and raped by government officers in EI Salvador...
When she first came to Cambridge last December, Ramirez was harbored by members of the Old Cambridge Baptist Church...
Dozens of local reporters and national television media scrambled to make 11 p.m. news broadcasts with stories of torture, rape and death squads from "Estella Ramirez," "Saul" and "Sonia"-pseudonyms for real life survivors of war-torn Central America...