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Church in Nicaragua

‘The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua’: UK Parliament releases findings on scale of oppression by Ortega regime

April 04, 2024

The UK Parliament has released the findings of a report into the oppression of religious leaders, media and political opposition in Nicaragua. “The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua” was launched under the auspices of three All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), to consider the situation in Nicaragua and the ever-growing targeting of anyone critical of the Nicaraguan government.

Prayers answered: Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for life gains freedom, though exiled to Vatican

January 15, 2024

Nicaragua has released a bishop jailed for 26 years after he stood up to the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa was sent into exile at the Vatican along with Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega of Siuna and 15 priests and two seminarians. The ejection of Bishop Álvarez comes almost

Nicaragua: Catholics fear priests are next in wave of political arrests

June 21, 2021

Over the past few weeks, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s regime has arrested 17 political leaders of the opposition, including four potential candidates in the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for November.