Nicaragua: Government Shuts Down Hundreds of Evangelical NGOs

In a move seen as punishment for not aligning with Nicaragua’s authoritarian communist regime, Nicaraguan authorities have revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical NGOs and transferred their assets to the state, CBN News reports. 

Nicaragua: Six Christian Women Imprisoned for Their Faith

Nicaragua’s communist dictatorship imprisoned six Christian women on account of their faith in the last year, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Ruled by President Daniel Ortega, who has intensified the persecution of believers, Nicaragua ranks 30 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

Nicaragua: 7 Catholic Priests Arrested

Amid intensifying persecution against Christians in Nicaragua by the ruling post-communist dictatorial regime, seven Nicaraguan Catholic priests were arrested and sent to Rome, Italy in exile earlier this month, CBN News reports.

Nicaragua: Female Prisoners Assaulted By Jail Staff For Praying Aloud

emale prisoners at a jail in Nicaragua have been brutalized by staff after praying out loud, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. Ruled by a dictatorial communist regime that is hostile to Christians, Nicaragua ranks 30TH on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

American Missionary Asks US State Department To Help Imprisoned Nicaraguan Pastors, “Pray For Our Team”

An American missionary has met with senior officials at the US State Department in an effort to secure the release of 11 pastors imprisoned in Nicaragua on trumped up charges of money laundering and organized crime, CBN News reports. Britt Hancock of the US-based Mountain Gateway missionary organization made his recent appeal to lawmakers in Washington even as he himself also faces criminal charges in the matter.

Nicaragua placed on Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted

For the first time ever, the Central American country of Nircaragua has been added to the Open Doors World Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted. The Open Doors international Christian organization raises awareness of global Christian persecution, and ranked Nicaragua 50 on this year’s World Watch List.

Nicaragua Removes Citizenship Church Leaders And Many Others

Nicaragua has stripped more than 90 people of their Nicaraguan citizenship, including the bishop of Managua and a Catholic priest, as part of a crackdown on opponents of the country’s autocratic President Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua Jails Bishop For 26 Years

The pope on Sunday condemned the long imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, a prominent opponent of autocratic President Daniel Ortega.

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