Tag: paramilitary repression

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Ortega's paramilitary groups on shooting spree against protestors; Church dialogue backed talks collapse

  

  Three people were shot dead in the city of Masaya as security forces and para military groups tried to regain control of the area, a human rights group reported on Tuesday, the two-month anniversary of political unrest that has shaken Nicaragua.

• Friday, June 15th 2018 - 10:48 UTC

  Ortega launches deadly police and paramilitary repression against activists in Nicaragua

  

  Activists faced off with Nicaraguan pro-government forces in hours of deadly clashes on Thursday amid a nationwide strike to protest government repression of dissent that has left at least 162 dead, including an altar boy. Despite the 24-hour work stoppage that gave the capital Managua the air of a ghost town, fierce unrest in other areas persisted, leaving at least four dead during pro-government attacks on activists guarding barricades.