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

Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores

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Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

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

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónHarry Lening Rios BravoJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan 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

Harry Lening Rios Bravo

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Harry Lening Rios Bravo is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

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

Related cases: Marcos Sergio Hernández JirónManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan 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

Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón

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Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

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

Related cases: Harry Lening Rios BravoManuel de Jesús Ríos FloresJosé Luis Orozco UrrutiaÁlvaro Daniel Escobar CalderaJuan Carlos Chavarría ZapataJuan Luis MoncadaOrvin Alexis Moncada CastellanoCésar Facundo Burgalin MirandaWalner Omier Blandón OchoaMarisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz