Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Cancellation of status of 169 religious civil society organizations Religious groups affected by another mass cancellation of civil society organisations CSW (30.08.2024) – Scores of Protestant churches, the Nicaraguan Evangelical Alliance, and the...
Human Rights in the World
NICARAGUA: Bans on 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown against civil society The move is part of a crackdown against groups viewed as hostile to President Daniel Ortega. Aljazeera (19.08.2024) – Nicaragua’s government has outlawed 1,500 non-governmental...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Religious leaders targeted in new wave of detentions CSW (08.08.2024) – The National Police of Nicaragua have detained 11 religious leaders from the Roman Catholic Church in northern Nicaragua in a renewed crackdown. A twelfth religious leader, Deacon...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Full-scale crackdown on Catholic and Protestant communities Excerpts of USCIRF Report Arrest, imprisonment, and exile of members of the Catholic Church USCIRF (24.07.2024) – The Nicaraguan government’s campaign to arrest, imprison, and exile Catholic...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Inter-American Court on Human Rights Orders Nicaragua to Free Jailed Protestants They were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to jail penalties ranging from twelve to fifteen years. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (19.07.2024) – On...
