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Nicaragua: Police Seed Fear, Arrest a Third Catholic Priest

Father Oscar Benavidez Davila was detained on August 14. Now, the authorities say he was taken to Managua’s infamous “El Chipote” jail.

A total of 127 Nicaraguans were traveling crammed in a container, while the other 40 were traveling in a bus. All have been sent to shelters.

Owner Mario Hurtado: “Losses amount to $4.6 million dollars, in addition to gold, silver, motorcycles, and computers pawned by customers”

A seminary student, a retired woman, an NGO employee and a recently exiled journalist share their perspectives on life in Nicaragua today.

The priest was leaving a mass when he was intercepted by three police patrol vehicles, who took him away to an unknown destination.

Bishop Rolando Álvarez’s call for courage in the face of a police siege should be echoed in his country and throughout the world.

Rolando Alvarez is threatened with prison for “endangering national security” from the very people who are destroying civil society…

Citizens are detained for a period of three – five hours, during which they’re interrogated, threatened with prison time and warned…

A Permanent Council Resolution obtained 27 votes in favor, one against, four abstentions and two absent countries: Nicaragua and Colombia.

The immigrants were charged US $150 for fake safe passage authorization. Those who protested were strip-searched to find their money.