Despite the Catholic Church’s efforts to «tone down» and remain silent in the face of the Nicaraguan regime, the escalating repression continues
Ortega’s new blow to the Church: Cancels Caritas of Matagalpa
The Diocese of Matagalpa continues to be one of the most affected by the religious persecution of Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship
Series | In the face of increasing repression against the Catholic Church, the US could sanction sensitive sectors for the dictatorship
In this installment we show you how experts call for sanctioning sensitive sectors of the dictatorship and recommend suspending Nicaragua from the DR-CAFTA and freezing the army’s investment fund
Diocese of Matagalpa faces a shortage of priests due to repression
Its bishop, Monsignor Álvarez, was first jailed and later exiled, while 40 more priests have been forced into exile
Nicaraguan dictatorship expels eight more priests. Since 2018, 151 clergy have been forced into exile
Seven were banished to Rome and another father, a Mexican national, was deported on the same day of his arrest, August 2.
Series | The Dictatorship has expelled more than 23% of the clergy in Nicaragua since 2018
According to a tally kept by lawyer Martha Patricia Molina, 143 priests have been forced to leave Nicaragua between 2018 and 2024. This figure does not include the orders of nuns and religious workers who carried out various charitable activities in the country
Uzbek migrants found an ideal bridge in Nicaragua to reach the United States
LA PRENSA traced a series of Telegram groups created by Uzbeks seeking to reach the U.S. Most migrants use Nicaragua as bridge
Series | The Silence of the Lambs: Pope Francis’ order to the Nicaraguan clergy
In this installment, we tell you how the Nicaraguan clergy is being crushed between a strict order of silence from the Pope and the unrelenting repression of the dictatorship
Attack on Religious Freedom in Nicaragua Reaches Indigenous Communities
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom held a hearing on the situation in the country.
The dictatorship forbids Miskito priest Rodolfo French to enter his native Nicaragua
Father French, who is in charge of the San Rafael Arcángel parish in Waspam, had planned to return on July 2, but the airline prevented him from boarding based on directives from Migration authorities