Nicaragua’s Crackdown on the Catholic Church Is Worsening, Exiles and Human Rights Advocates Say Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin ...

They've been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for the faithful in a country that human rights advocates, exiled priests and the U.S. government say is pursuing one of the ...

We condemn the murder of Roberto Samcam in the strongest terms,” said Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the UN Group of Experts.

After a Nicaraguan human rights activist who had fled to Costa Rica was killed, concern has grown that the Ortega government may be targeting its enemies abroad.

A new policy brief released by Open Doors has exposed as a systematic campaign of repression against Christian communities in ...

Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of the basic rules of ...

U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024. All were taken to Guatemala and found new homes elsewhere. Their release ...

They’ve been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for the faithful in a country that human rights advocates, exiled priests and the U.S. government say is pursuing one of the ...

Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say Preparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America ...

Out of eight bishops and one cardinal in Nicaragua’s Catholic conference, four are in exile — along with more than 150 clergy and seminarians as well as nearly 100 nuns and religious sisters ...