Nicaraguan Catholic Church Demands Restoration of Freedom of the Press
The archbishop of Managua demanded Sunday that the Ortega government lift a block on paper and other raw materials from the opposition newspaper La Prensa.
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Nicaraguan Bishops Demand National Elections in New Year’s Message
The Archdiocese of Managua has released a New Year’s message calling for national elections to allow for a “change of course” for the country, which has suffered under “totalitarian regimes.”
Mob of Sandinistas Storms Catholic Church in Nicaragua
A mob of backers of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stormed a parish church on Thursday, interrupting Mass and striking members of the faithful, amidst mounting tensions over politically motivated arrests.
Nicaraguan Communist Leader Ortega Orders Police Siege of University
A police siege of the Catholic Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, ended on Wednesday after a mob loyal to Communist dictator Daniel Ortega broke into the building and attacked opposition hunger strikers.
Sandinistas Storm Managua Cathedral, Assault Priest and Nun
A mob of dozens of pro-government activists stormed the cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua, Monday afternoon, repeatedly striking the cathedral vicar and a Catholic nun who protested their intrusion.
U.S. Navy Veteran Killed in Nicaragua Prison Riot
Nicaraguan-American dual national Eddy Montes Praslin was one of 18 imprisoned anti-government protesters killed or wounded on Thursday in a disturbance at the La Modelo prison near the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua. Montes was reportedly shot dead by prison guards in what U.S. Ambassador Kevin Sullivan called an “unjustifiable use of lethal force against an unarmed political prisoner.”
Nicaragua VP: God Supports Repression of Priests, People
The vice-president of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, has said that the communist government’s most recent brutal crackdown on priests and citizens was “the work of faith in God.”
