THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN NICARAGUA | 2018 - 2024
Since 2018, Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua, has been waging a campaign of systematic repression against Christians, particularly Catholics, in retaliation for their peaceful opposition to the regime. Physical assaults, arbitrary arrests, bans on religious demonstrations, church closures, confiscation of religious property, expulsions of clergy... More than 870 attacks against the Catholic Church have been recorded, while evangelical churches, initially spared, are now also being targeted. This repression is designed to eradicate Christian spiritual influence in favor of the Sandinista regime's cult.
Since 2018, Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua, has been waging a campaign of systematic repression against Christians, particularly Catholics, in retaliation for their peaceful opposition to the regime. Physical assaults, arbitrary arrests, bans on religious demonstrations, church closures, confiscation of religious property, expulsions of clergy... More than 870 attacks against the Catholic Church have been recorded, while evangelical churches, initially spared, are now also being targeted. This repression is designed to eradicate Christian spiritual influence in favor of the Sandinista regime's cult.