Additional Name(s): Emmanuel Gutiérrez Larios
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Sentence: 8 Years' imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/5/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Emmanuel Gutiérrez is imprisoned because of his religious activity.
On April 5, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Gutiérrez for allegedly participating in a Catholic Holy Week procession.
In September 2023, it was reported that Gutiérrez was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.
Related cases: Jimmy Antonio Bonilla, Victor Ticay
Additional Name(s): Jimmy Antonio Bonilla Gutiérrez
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Sentence: 8 Years' imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/5/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Jimmy Antonio Bonilla is imprisoned because of his religious activity.
On April 5, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Bonilla for allegedly participating in a Catholic Holy Week procession.
In September 2023, it was reported that Bonilla was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.
Related cases: Emmanuel Gutiérrez, Victor Ticay
Additional Name(s): María Asunción Salgado Duarte
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: October/7/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Expression
Nature of Charges: Unknown
María Asunción Salgado is detained for her religious belief, activity, and association.
On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Salgado, together with Father Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses and Salvador Paguaga, while they were observing the Virgin of the Rosary in the Estelí cathedral.
Related cases: Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses, Salvador Paguaga