Exclusive – U.S. Pastor Persecuted by Nicaragua Urges America to ‘Continue Applying Pressure’ to Dictators
“Our nation has to stand for what it believes,” Pastor Jon Britton Hancock, wanted in Nicaragua for preaching, told Breitbart News on Tuesday.
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Exclusive — Aid Group: More Dictators Using ‘North Korean Playbook’ Against Christians
Christians around the world found themselves “easy targets” for both destabilizing terrorist groups and insecure dictators, the head of a global Christian aid organization told Breitbart News this weekend.
Reports: Ortega Regime Kidnaps Another Priest After Banishing 19 Catholic Clergy
Nicaragua’s communist regime reportedly kidnapped Catholic priest Ezequiel Buenfil Batún in its ongoing persecution against the Church.
Communist Nicaragua Jails Bishop After Prayer for Persecuted Christians
The communist Sandinista government of Nicaragua arrested Monsignor Isidro del Carmen Mora Ortega, the bishop of the Diocese of Siuna, on Wednesday shortly after he presided over a Mass in which he prayed for another imprisoned bishop, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, sentenced to 26 years in prison for “treason.”
Nicaragua: Communist Dictator Ortega Declares War on ‘Terrorist’ Vatican
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.”
Christian Persecution: Nicaragua Bans Catholic Processions for ‘Public Security’
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.
Christian Persecution Worsens in Communist Nicaragua with Arrests, Silencing of Catholic Media
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.
Nicaragua: Socialist Daniel Ortega ‘Wins’ ‘Worst Possible Election’ with 75% of Votes
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 Catholic Church Demands Restoration of Freedom of the Press
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.
Sandinistas Storm Managua Cathedral, Assault Priest and Nun
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.
U.S. Navy Veteran Killed in Nicaragua Prison Riot
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.”
Nicaraguan Anti-Socialist Protesters Sentenced to Hundreds of Years in Prison
Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime sentenced several anti-government protesters to hundreds of years in prison for defying the regime this week.
Socialist International Deems Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Illegitimate,’ Ousts Sandinistas
The Socialist International (SI), the largest coalition of leftist political parties in the world, condemned Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro as “illegitimate” and lent its full support to the nation’s opposition in a meeting of its Council on Tuesday.
‘They Tortured a U.S. Citizen’: Communist Repression Continues Against Students in Nicaragua
Marco Noel Novoa survived over a week of intense torture in a Nicaraguan prison, exacerbated by the communist regime knowing his status as a U.S. citizen and fearing he was working for the CIA. In remarks to Breitbart News this week, Novoa says the violence against pro-democracy student protesters like himself continues, even if international media attention has waned.
White House Demands ‘Free, Fair, Transparent’ Elections in Nicaragua
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement Monday condemning the communist government of Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, demanding free and fair elections, and urging an end to state violence in the turbulent Central American country.
Nicaragua: Ortega Forces Retake Birthplace of Sandinista Revolution
Hundreds of police and paramilitary forces loyal to communist dictator Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua violently retook control of a major anti-government stronghold known as the birthplace of the Marxist Sandinista movement this week.
