Students In Nicaragua Trapped In Church Amid Gunfire By Progovernment Militias - Latest News

Inside the church where Nicaraguan paramilitaries laid siege on university students

Pro-government militias set out to crush the student ... gunfire quickly resumed, according to those who remained, all through the night and after dawn. The standoff ended on Saturday morning when the ... read more

Nicaraguan students vow to keep up fight until Ortega resigns

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Nicaragua students freed from church after violent night; one killed

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Catholic bishops on Saturday secured the release of dozens of Nicaraguan student protesters trapped overnight inside in a church under a hail of gunfire from armed pro-government . ... read more

Nicaragua: two months of deadly chaos

Anti-riot forces and pro-government militias are blamed for much of the violence. The Church ... On May 30 Nicaragua's richest man, Carlos Pellas, calls for early presidential elections. Ortega vows t... read more

Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown

DIRIAMBA, Nicaragua (AP) — A pro-government ... Church and beleaguered President Daniel Ortega. The church has tried to play a mediating role between Ortega’s Sandinista government and protesters who ... read more

'They Wanted To Kill Us All': Nicaragua Reels After Bloody Church Siege

Nicaragua ... on the protests, was trapped in the Church of the Divine Mercy along with the students. He described what he saw: "Not long after 6 p.m., with several high-pitched cracks, the mood took ... read more

Nicaragua revolt: Why clashes over a ‘hero’ president have left hundreds dead

WATCH BELOW: More violence amid May protests in Nicaragua Speaking ... in civilian dress fired automatic weapons to clear student protesters from a church and the National Autonomous University of Nic... read more

Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown

The Church ... Nicaragua's Sandinista government and protesters who have increasingly demanded his ouster amid demonstrations and clashes in which about 450 people — most of them protesters — have bee... read more

Violent Nicaragua protests claim another 10 lives - rights group

On Saturday, bishops secured the release of dozens of student protesters trapped overnight inside a church under a hail of gunfire from armed pro-government supporters, who killed at least one person ... read more