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The UN condemns the murder of two indigenous leaders in Nicaragua

MEXICO CITY – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned the murder of two indigenous leaders in Nicaragua and urged the government to investigate and

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

US congressman seeks authorization from Daniel Ortega to visit Bishop Álvarez

US congressman Christopher H. Smith has sent a letter to Daniel Ortega requesting permission to visit Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, who is being held in a maximum security cell in the Jorge Navarro

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

“It seems that the cardinal does not care about the situation of Monsignor Álvarez,” says the priest

After the Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, denied that Monsignor Rolando Alvarez had been taken out of the Jorge Navarro Penitentiary System, in Tipitapa, and that he would

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

UN condemns the assassination of Mayangna leader Bernabé Palacios

Two indigenous Mayangnas murdered in less than four days in Nicaragua

In less than 4 days, two indigenous people from the Mayangna Sauni As community lost their lives. The second deceased was identified as 23-year-old Serato Juwith Charly, from the Kauhmakwas community. The

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Ortega “tied the noose around his neck when he imprisoned Bishop Álvarez,” says a priest

A religious source that follows the case of Monsignor Rolando Álvarez in secrecy and prudence sees how «a monumental defeat» the efforts of the dictator Daniel Ortega to get rid of the

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Catholic clergy denounce surveillance and beatings amid repression in Nicaragua

Mexico City – Police showed up two days after a Catholic cleric at a church near Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, delivered a Sunday sermon in May that included a prayer “for our

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

More than 50 Nicaraguan migrants have lost their lives in six months in the United States

Luis Antonio González Dávila joined the list of Nicaraguans who have died abroad, where they arrived in search of better opportunities. The number of migrants who have perished beyond our borders continues

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Police and Port Company dismantle offices of businessman Milton Arcia, on the Island of Ometepe

The maritime businessman Milton Arcia denounced that on the morning of this Thursday, July 6, the Daniel Ortega regime, through the Police and the Nicaraguan Port Company, evicted him from his offices,

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Ashes from the San Cristóbal volcano affect grain, fruit and vegetable crops, say producers

The San Cristóbal volcano registered a strong explosion and expulsion of ashes and gases on Wednesday afternoon. The ash column reached several kilometers in height and was observed from various parts of

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Catholic schools notify parents that they will only accept “cash payments”

After the freezing of the bank accounts of the Catholic Church, a school of a religious order in Managua notified parents that as of this Thursday, July 6, “we will no longer

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

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