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 Carlos Chavarría Zapata

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Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Zapata, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Zapata 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 Luis MoncadaOrvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoCésar 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

Álvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera

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Álvaro Daniel Escobar Caldera is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

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

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaJuan Carlos Chavarría ZapataJuan Luis MoncadaOrvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoCésar 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

José Luis Orozco Urrutia

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José Luis Orozco Urrutia is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

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

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan Carlos Chavarría ZapataJuan Luis MoncadaOrvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoCésar Facundo Burgalin MirandaWalner Omier Blandón OchoaMarisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz