Speaker. the Guatemala peace accord signed in August insists on true democracy and human rights in Nicaragua. including freedom of movement. However. on October 23. the Communist regime announced that its border with Costa Rica had been closed. This action came as a result of an incident 5 days earlier. when some 600 Nicaraguan citizens requesting refugee status fled through a guarded fence into Costa Rican territory. According to the Costa Rican daily La Nacion. "the visitors rushed the fence en masse. despite the efforts of Sandinista soldiers." and cited the draft. repression. and hunger as their reasons for escaping Nicaragua. Mr.