Will Nicaragua Crackdown Hit Catholic Church Next?

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PRAYER ALERT: Will Nicaragua Crackdown Hit Catholic Church Next?

On Nov. 7 Nicaragua will hold elections for President and National Assembly. But President Daniel Ortega has already arrested seven candidates running for President or VP. Also, Nicaragua has already imprisoned more than 140 political opponents, according to the Nicaraguan Pro-Human Rights Association. Moreover, the leader of that group, Alvaro Leiva, fled the country in 2018.

2018 was the year of mass protests against Ortega and his wife, the vice-president. Security and pro-Ortega paramilitaries cracked down on them. As a result, 300+ people were killed. In response, others sought refuge in Catholic Church, where priests offered them protection and medical aid.  

Despite the recall of the leading Catholic critic to the Vatican in 2019, the Archdiosese of Managua is still criticizing the regime. Furthermore, the vicar of the Archdiosese, Carlos Aviles, said, “We’re the only sector in the country that the regime has not cracked down on yet. But signs have increased over the past few years that they’re planning to persecute the church as well.”

 

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