A judge in Nicaragua sentenced four Catholic priests to ten years in prison on “treason” and “fake news” charges on Monday, the latest salvo on the Sandinista regime’s ongoing war against the Catholic Church.
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has found Nicaraguan parish priest Óscar Benavidez guilty of “conspiracy to undermine national security” and “spreading fake news,” with a requested sentence of 8 years in prison.
Pope Francis outlined global conflicts and injustices Monday, studiously avoiding any negative commentary on China.
The U.S. bishops have denounced the systematic aggression against the Catholic Church by Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega, while calling for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.
CARACAS — Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro lashed out once more on Wednesday against the region’s “cowardly left,” directing his now recurring rant against those who criticize the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.
The government of Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega has finally brought formal charges against a bishop it has been holding since August 19, accusing him of “conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the nation” and “propagation of false news.”
Four Nicaraguan priests, two seminarians, and a cameraman will be tried for the crimes of conspiracy to undermine national integrity and spreading false news to the detriment of the Nicaraguan State and society, the national judiciary revealed Tuesday.
Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega continued the ongoing attacks of his regime against the Catholic Church on Wednesday by accusing the Catholic Clergy and the Vatican of being a “perfect dictatorship.”
The socialist regime of Nicaragua banned the traditional yearly Catholic processions for Saints Michael and Jerome that respectively take place on September 29 – 30 – the latest in a growing assault on Christianity in the country.
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez began his third week in captivity without charges Friday following his arrest by the government of dictator Daniel Ortega.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told Breitbart News this week following a call for the U.S. to ban Latin American dictators from entering that county that the only “reasonable justification” for letting them in would be their arrest.
The socialist regime of Nicaragua has doubled down on its fierce campaign against the Catholic Church in the nation throughout August by arresting members of the church and indiscriminately closing down Catholic radio stations throughout the country.
Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio José Báez said Sunday that what is needed in Nicaragua is freedom and not negotiations with dictator Daniel Ortega, in an apparent correction to Pope Francis, who has called for “dialogue” to resolve the situation.
The Nicaraguan National Police announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Catholic leaders for allegedly inciting violent acts with the intent of destabilizing the country.
Nicaraguan Catholics are reportedly increasingly upset at Pope Francis for remaining silent as the oppressive Communist regime of dictator Daniel Ortega shuts down Catholic radio stations and sends goon squads to harass protesters.
Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega issued a decree on Thursday authorizing Russian troops to conduct “humanitarian aid, rescue and search missions in emergencies,” and “law enforcement” activities in his country. The Russians were also given permission to establish a permanent presence for “exchange of experiences and training.”
U.S. State Department official Kevin O’Reilly, coordinator of the Summit of the Americas scheduled to begin on June 6, said on Thursday that a final decision has been made to exclude Venezuela and Nicaragua. The Biden administration is still struggling to decide whether Cuba will be invited.
The Biden administration has reportedly invited Spain to attend the Summit of the Americas, scheduled next month in Los Angeles. The summit was already controversial in Latin America because the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua were not invited to attend. The invitation to former regional colonial power Spain could become a further irritation.
The Vatican registered its intense displeasure Saturday with the decision of the Nicaraguan government to deport Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio in Managua.
The Communist Party of Cuba, the Sandinista dictatorship of Nicaragua, and socialist Venezuela have expressed effusive support for Russia and its “legitimate security” interests in the past week in response to Vladimir Putin’s decision to begin a full military assault on Ukraine.
China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday celebrated the inauguration of leftist dictator Daniel Ortega – beginning his fourth term as president of Nicaragua after a rigged election denounced by worldwide democracy activists and the Organization of American States – as a big victory for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Sandinista dictator Daniel Ortega declared victory on Monday in a presidential race the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) decried as the “worst election possible – marred by the arrest of all other viable candidates, ban on reputable election observers, and widespread reports of violence.
Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes has responded to recent attacks by the wife of dictator Daniel Ortega, reminding the faithful that “ideologies” and “governments pass, but the Church remains.”
The EU brought sanctions on Nicaraguan senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio lambasted President Joe Biden’s Wednesday speech to a joint session of Congress for ignoring the ongoing crisis generated by regimes in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, all ran by leftist dictators.
A member of the anti-communist opposition in Nicaragua claimed one of the heads of the National Police beat him following his recent arrest for mocking the country’s communist regime on the Chinese social media platform TikTok.
The archbishop of Managua demanded Sunday that the Ortega government lift a block on paper and other raw materials from the opposition newspaper La Prensa.
The Archdiocese of Managua has released a New Year’s message calling for national elections to allow for a “change of course” for the country, which has suffered under “totalitarian regimes.”
A mob of backers of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stormed a parish church on Thursday, interrupting Mass and striking members of the faithful, amidst mounting tensions over politically motivated arrests.
A police siege of the Catholic Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, ended on Wednesday after a mob loyal to Communist dictator Daniel Ortega broke into the building and attacked opposition hunger strikers.
A mob of dozens of pro-government activists stormed the cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua, Monday afternoon, repeatedly striking the cathedral vicar and a Catholic nun who protested their intrusion.
The Marxist regime in Nicaragua is persecuting members and leaders of the Catholic Church and committing “murders and crimes against humanity” over a year since pro-democracy protests began there, a bishop in the country told Breitbart News.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Latin America this week to meet with left-wing leaders in Bolivia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, seeking to bolster diplomatic relations amid increasing isolation from the international community.
Nicaraguan-American dual national Eddy Montes Praslin was one of 18 imprisoned anti-government protesters killed or wounded on Thursday in a disturbance at the La Modelo prison near the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua. Montes was reportedly shot dead by prison guards in what U.S. Ambassador Kevin Sullivan called an “unjustifiable use of lethal force against an unarmed political prisoner.”
The auxiliary bishop of Nicaragua’s capital, in one of his final sermons before Pope Francis transferred him to Rome, called on citizens Sunday to “fight” against the “repression” by the leftist government of Daniel Ortega.
While he is no stranger to controversy, a series of newly discovered videos shed greater light on 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ radical ideology towards the rise of communism and socialism.
Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime sentenced several anti-government protesters to hundreds of years in prison for defying the regime this week.
A Nicaraguan soldier has revealed how the ruling Ortega regime demanded that security forces kill innocent anti-government protesters while processing those who survived the violence as terrorists.
Daniel Ortega’s communist regime in Nicaragua is responsible for “gross human rights violations” and continues to act with impunity amid a widespread popular uprising, a report the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Organization of American States (OAS) revealed Tuesday.
Authorities in Nicaragua stormed a television station and shut down its operations on Friday, accusing it of “instigating hatred and violence.”
