Nicaragua cancels legal status of 16 NGOs, some Catholic

Nicaragua’s government cancels the juridical status of 16 non-governmental organizations, ten of which are Catholic or evangelical Christian, and seizes their assets.

The Nicaraguan government on Tuesday canceled the legal status of sixteen NGOs, ten of which are Catholic or evangelical.

According to reports from the Ministry of the Interior, nine non-governmental organizations have been outlawed for failing to comply with the regulations governing them and for hindering the oversight and surveillance operations provided by the authorities.

The movable and immovable property of the NGOs will be transferred to the State.

Another seven NGOs, however, have voluntarily submitted requests for dissolution.

Over 3,500 non-governmental organizations have been dissolved by the government in Managua since 2018, the year when popular protests against social security reform erupted.

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