Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: June/2/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Religious Expression
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Freylin Axarael Moreno Ponce
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Freylin Axarael Moreno Ponce is detained for his religious expression.
On June 2, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Moreno Ponce after he asked, on social media, for prayers for Bishop Rolando Álvarez.
Related Cases: Rolando Álvarez
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Additional Name(s): Francisco Odorico Castilblanco Castro
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: January/2/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Francisco Odorico Castilblanco
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Francisco Odorico Castilblanco is detained for his religious belief and religious activity.
On January 2, 2024, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Castilblanco, a seminarian from the Diocese of Jinotega. His arrest comes amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: December/29/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ervin López
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Ervin López is detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 29, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested López, a priest from the Diocese of León. His arrest comes amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
Related Cases: Silvio Fonseca, Héctor Treminio, Carlos Avilés, Fernando Calero, Marcos Díaz Prado, Mykel Monterrey, Raúl Zamora, Gerardo Rodríguez, Jader Hernández, Miguel Mántica
Sources:
- "The Church in Nicaragua's bleak midwinter" The Pillar