Azmex Nicaragua Special 14 Jul 2018.
Note: Rare Mexican media coverage of progressive Nicaragua.
You probably won't see any of this in the gringo media.
Sandinista Youth? Same kind of people as previous "Youth" groups in the past?
Photos, etc. at link.
Gracias
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/global/salvan-a-estudiantes-sitiados-en-nicaragua-al-menos-3-muertos/1252308
They save students besieged in Nicaragua; at least 3 dead
Some 200 university students are removed from a church in Managua where they were besieged by heavily armed government agents
14/07/2018 13:02 AP / PHOTOS: AP Y REUTERS
They save students besieged in Nicaragua; at least 3 dead
The university students took refuge in the church after police operations the day before in Managua and in Masaya that, according to Catholic priests and human rights activists, left two civilians and a policeman dead, as well as dozens of wounded.
MANAGUA.
Some 200 university students went out safely on Saturday morning from a church in Managua where they were besieged by heavily armed agents, following police operations in the Nicaraguan capital and the city of Masaya, which would have caused three deaths.
The university students and at least three Nicaraguan journalists left after the efforts made by the Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and the apostolic nuncio in the country, Stanislaw Sommertag. The students were transferred to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua, where they will meet with representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) and will be handed over to their parents.
They were difficult moments, but thanks to God we could overcome them, "said Radio Corporación journalist Ismael López, who accompanied the students to the temple all night.
In the church, a journalist from The Washington Post and another from the BBC also took refuge for a few hours, and they were able to leave on Friday thanks to the efforts of the parish priest. Some seriously injured also left on Friday, whose transfer to hospitals was urgent.
The university students took refuge in the church after police operations the day before in Managua and in Masaya that, according to Catholic priests and human rights activists, left two civilians and a policeman dead, as well as dozens of people injured.
They save students besieged in Nicaragua; at least 3 dead
GOVERNMENTAL GOALS
Father Raúl Zamora, parish priest of the church - south of the Managua campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) - said the church was under fire for more than 12 hours, since university students sought refuge in its facilities after a police operation to evict them from the UNAN, which they had occupied.
The police operation was televised by independent media and transmitted by the students themselves through social networks. The three local journalists have made transmissions from the parish through Facebook Live.
The police have not given their version of the facts.
The campus of the UNAN in Managua was attacked by police and para-police forces with the aim of evicting students who had taken it for two months.
Historically, many students have backed the leftist government, but many of those same students are now asking for the resignation of President Daniel Ortega, angered by the violence exerted against the demonstrators by the police and Sandinista Youth gangs that attack the protests in an attempt to intimidate and divide them.
They save students besieged in Nicaragua; at least 3 dead
In Managua, a young university student lost his life with a bullet to the head as a result of an attack on the church of Jesus of Divine Mercy, where the young people who were staying until Friday took the university.
He died a few minutes ago wounded by a bullet this morning that was sheltered in the Parroquia Divina Misericordia. We have to get all the people out! We have to stop this massacre! "Wrote the Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio Báez, on his Twitter account.
A young student with a covered face said on Saturday to local television:
You have to put pressure on the government and understand that the people do not want it anymore. "
In Masaya, 28 kilometers southeast of Managua, a policeman and a civilian were killed after President Ortega's visit to participate in a public event, said Álvaro Leiva, director of the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights.
The roundups of President Ortega's government occurred during a day of work stoppage, the second in three months of protests against Ortega, which have left more than 270 dead, some 2 thousand 100 injured and half a thousand detainees.
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And from BBC
Nicaragua crisis: One student killed as bloody church siege ends
5 hours ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44834188
Members of Nicaragua's Special Forces are seen next to a church during clashes with anti-government protesters in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya, 14 July 2018
Nicaraguan paramilitary forces clashed with anti-government protesters
At least one student has died during an attack on a church where dozens of protesters had sought shelter after more violence erupted in Nicaragua.
The students, who had been taking part in protests on a day of a national strike, came under attack from paramilitaries and became trapped in the church on Friday evening.
Protesters have been demanding the resignation of President Daniel Ortega.
More than 300 people have died during months of anti-government protests.
Following the latest clashes, a group of about 150 students were holed up in a church building close to the main university in the capital, Managua, along with priests and journalists.
How Nicaragua's crisis unfolded
The photos that explain Nicaragua's crisis
The Nicaraguan Bishops' Conference said the young man killed in the church attack had been hit in the head by a bullet during what it referred to as a fierce assault carried out by police and paramilitary forces.
There are also reports of a second student killed and several others injured.
"We were told that there were two dead and several wounded," said Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes as he arrived at the church of the Divine Mercy to mediate between the parties.
Students who were evacuated from the church will be transferred to the Cathedral of Managua, according to reports.
A journalist working with BBC Mundo, who is inside the church, earlier tweeted a picture of the body of the first victim. He says the student was called Gerald and was from Masaya, an opposition stronghold south of Managua.
Twitter post by @lopezismael: Gerald era de Masaya, tenia 20 anos y estudiaba tecnico en construccion en la Unan
In footage posted online - which the BBC has not been able to independently verify - students appear to fear for their lives as pro-government paramilitaries launch their assault.
One young woman, who can be seen crying, asks for her mother's forgiveness.
Twitter post by @sydalgko: Literal estoy llorando mientras escribo este tweet, los muchachos se están despidiendo porque están rodeados pero no no podemos dejarlos morir porfavor oremos hagamos algo esto es insoportable #SOSNicaragua Image
Before the siege ended, a few injured protesters were allowed to leave, as well as an American journalist.
Twitter post by @partlowj: I am out of the church and safe. The police have blocked off the roads leading to the church and the Catholic church and others negotiating for release of the students.Image
The death of a policeman has also been reported following clashes between protesters and a counter pro-government demonstration.
'Unacceptable'
The Catholic Church, which has been acting as a mediator in stalled talks between the government and the protesters, has denounced the violence.
Brazil has also denounced Friday's attacks by security forces and paramilitaries against students and civilians as "unacceptable".
"The escalation of violence against civil society, with physical aggressions against priests, journalists and human rights activists, are unacceptable," the Brazilian government said in a statement.
More than 300 people are reported to have been killed since a wave of protests against the government was triggered by changes to the social security system announced on 18 April.
The protests widened and quickly turned into demands that President Ortega step down.
The government accuses the protesters of plotting a coup d'etat against the president, who was re-elected to a third consecutive term in office in 2016. It also accuses the protesters of holding the country hostage by blocking roads and hampering trade and normal business.
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