Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Date of Detainment: December//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

César Facundo Burgalin Miranda

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César Facundo Burgalin Miranda is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Miranda, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Miranda remains detained on dubious "money laundering charges." 

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan Carlos Chavarría ZapataJuan Luis Moncada, Orvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoWalner Omier Blandón OchoaMarisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Date of Detainment: December//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano

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Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Castellano, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Castellano remains detained on dubious "money laundering charges." 

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan Carlos Chavarría Zapata, Juan Luis MoncadaCésar Facundo Burgalin MirandaWalner Omier Blandón OchoaMarisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Date of Detainment: December//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Juan Luis Moncada

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Juan Luis Moncada is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Moncada, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Moncada remains detained on dubious "money laundering charges." 

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera, Juan Carlos Chavarría ZapataOrvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoCésar Facundo Burgalin MirandaWalner Omier Blandón OchoaMarisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz