Progress Without Freedom: How Global Development Has Failed to Protect Persecuted ChristiansNovember 4, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow During the past 20 years, the global development agenda has achieved remarkable progress. Tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people have been lifted out of extreme poverty....
U.S. Considers Sanctions on Nicaragua for Ongoing Persecution, Rights Abuses October 23, 2025 — The White House’s Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a report this week highlighting Nicaragua’s consistent “abuses of labor rights, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and dismantling the...
Recently Detained Priest’s Whereabouts UnknownJune 27, 2025 — 6/27/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After being detained by Nicaragua’s National Police on June 19, Father Pedro Abelardo Méndez Pérez has been reported missing for the last week. Forced disappearances...
Day of Prayer for Nicaraguan Church Comes Amid Continued Persecution June 23, 2025 — 6/23/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has designated Wednesday, June 25, as a special day of prayer for the church in Nicaragua....
Nicaraguan Pastor Recounts How Time in Prison Reinforced His Faith June 19, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In late December 2023, Nicaraguan Pastor Jose Luis Orozco Urrutia’s faith started being tested. He and 12 others associated with the Evangelical Christian organization Mountain...
Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front...
Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons June 18, 2025 — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front...
Nicaragua Cancels Holy Week Festivities for Second Year in a Row April 11, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Government authorities in Nicaragua have halted numerous church-led Lent and Easter celebrations, replacing them in some cases with government-run events designed to give the impression...
Religious Freedom in Nicaragua ‘Abysmal’ According to U.S. Government Report March 26, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Nicaraguan persecution of religion has only deepened in the last year, according to findings published earlier this week by the U.S. Commission on International...
Nicaragua Withdraws from Human Rights Council in Wake of Scathing ReportMarch 3, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After consolidating power in the presidency earlier this year, Nicaragua withdrew Friday from the U.N. Human Rights Council. Two days earlier, a group of U.N....
Nicaragua Orders All Catholic Nuns Out of the CountryDecember 18, 2024 — 12/17/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In its latest attack on religious organizations, the Nicaraguan government has ordered the expulsion of all remaining Catholic nuns from the country. According to...
Nicaraguan Regime Exiles Catholic BishopNovember 15, 2024 — 11/14/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Bishop Carlos Herrera, bishop of Jinotega and chairman of Nicaragua’s Conference of Catholic Bishops, was deported from Nicaragua to Guatemala on Wednesday, according to the...
Report Shows Christian Persecution Worsening Worldwide October 24, 2024 — 10/24/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — A report released on Tuesday shows that Christians around the world are enduring increased levels of violence, discrimination, and other human rights abuses....
Nicaragua to Begin Taxing Tithes, Shutters Christian OrganizationsAugust 30, 2024 — 8/30/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) -- Nicaraguan lawmakers recently removed various tax exemptions from churches, subjecting them to pay taxes on tithes and offerings received from individuals. Religious institutions will...
Six Women Detained or Imprisoned in Nicaragua’s Crackdown on ChristiansAugust 16, 2024 — 8/16/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — During the last year, six Christian women have been imprisoned in Nicaragua for their religious activities. Among them are five Catholics, namely María Asunción...
New Report on Religious Freedom Reveals Christians Targeted in NicaraguaJune 28, 2024 — 6/28/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a new report on religious freedom violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government...
