The Daniel Ortega regime is preparing to bring to court the priest Óscar Benavidez Dávila, parish priest of the Espíritu Santo church, in Mulukukú, in the municipality of the Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. The trial is scheduled for January 16.
Benavides Dávila is accused of allegedly conspiring to undermine national integrity and spreading false news, in a context of religious persecution in the country.
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His case will be in charge of Nancy Aguirre Gudiel, head of the Tenth Criminal Trial District Court of Managua, who scheduled the start of the trial for next month at 9 in the morning, in the Judicial Complex of the capital.
Nicaraguan activist and human rights defender Bianca Jagger sponsored Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, nine priests and two seminarians imprisoned by the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
Jagger’s action occurs within the framework of the “Breaking chains, sponsor a political prisoner” campaign, promoted by the Casla Institute.
Jagger, of Nicaraguan origin, announced his collaboration through his Twitter account, noting that Ortega “has declared war on the Catholic Church.”
The family of political prisoner Suyen Barahona continues to demand a call between her and her son, who have not communicated for more than 18 months by order of the Nicaraguan dictatorship.
In a statement, the relatives of the president of the Unión Democrática Renovadora (Unamos) explained that the activist cried when she received photographs of her son on December 7 and that a call between mother and son “will give them some confidence that They are here in this world and not just in your memories.” The minor is out of Nicaragua as a result of the arrest of the opposition member.
The regional network Voces del Sur denouncedin its recent report corresponding to November 2022, that the threats, persecution and repressive measures continue against the independent press in Nicaragua.
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The document details that “6 cases of violations of press freedom were documented: five perpetrated against journalists and 1 against a media outlet.”
Voces del Sur learned that in November at least 4 journalists were forced into exile due to the difficulty that exists in the country to practice their profession and the danger that it implies.
It also recorded 5 complaints of threats and harassment by police officers and parastatals, produced in the context of the municipal voting process.
The Police of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo arbitrarily detained two journalists from the TV Merced channel of the Diocese of Matagalpa, directed by the also kidnapped Monsignor Rolando Álvarez.
One of the detainees is the journalist Manuel Obando Cortedanowho served as press officer for the diocese and was close to Bishop Álvarez.
According to information provided by the journalist Emiliano Chamorro on his social networks, Obando was kidnapped “in a scandalous police operation and his whereabouts are unknown.” It is presumed that the police were checking his cell phone this morning.
On Sunday night, the police also arrested the journalist Wilberto Artolawho also worked as a cameraman on the TV Merced channel, censored in June by the state-run Nicaraguan Telecommunications and Postal Institute (Telcor).
Lawyer Yader Morazán, who is in exile, confirmed the “police kidnapping” of both members of the church, while denouncing that, in the case of the bishop, not even an appeal has been filed
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