Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: December//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Walner Omier Blandón Ochoa is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.
In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Ochoa, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Ochoa remains detained on dubious "money laundering charges."
Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón, Harry Lening Rios Bravo, Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores, José Luis Orozco Urrutia, Álvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera, Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata, Juan Luis Moncada, Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano, César Facundo Burgalin Miranda, Marisela 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
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 Jirón, Harry Lening Rios Bravo, Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores, José Luis Orozco Urrutia, Álvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera, Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata, Juan Luis Moncada, Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano, Walner Omier Blandón Ochoa, Marisela 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 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 Jirón, Harry Lening Rios Bravo, Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores, José Luis Orozco Urrutia, Álvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera, Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata, Juan Luis Moncada, César Facundo Burgalin Miranda, Walner Omier Blandón Ochoa, Marisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz