Reports

Each report expands on the previous one with the events of a new period. Here are all the ones published on this site, with the full PDF. The reports are in Spanish except the 2022 English report.

1. 

   Historical memory (2026)

   Historical Memory: Atrocious Crimes Perpetrated by Sandinismo in Nicaragua

   2011 to 2026Published September 202626 pages

   A systematization of the crimes committed by the Sandinista dictatorship against the Nicaraguan population since its return to power, with an analysis period of 2011 to 2026. The author gathers 20 cases of killings, torture and assaults documented at the time by media outlets and human rights organizations, with 35 victims (28 men and 7 women). It includes an open letter to General Julio César Avilés Castillo and states that the systematization will continue to be updated.

   20 cases, 35 victims Historical memory 2026, p. 5

   Contains descriptions and photographs of violence, including against minors. A separate series from the deliveries: it documents crimes of the dictatorship against the population, not only against the Church. Photographs and media excerpts are cited with their source and remain the property of their owners; to request a removal: info@iglesiaperseguidani.com.

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   Report VII

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church

   April 2018 to July 2025Published August 2025443 pages

   The seventh delivery systematizes the attacks by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo against the Catholic Church of Nicaragua between April 2018 and July 2025, with a total of 1,010 aggressions grouped into seven categories. The study is based on testimonies from victims, mostly clergy and religious sisters, on media reports and on reports from human rights organizations, and also records 16,564 processions and popular devotion activities banned by the National Police since 2019.

   1,010 attacks Report VII, p. 14

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   Report VI

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church

   April 2018 to December 2024Published December 20241 page

   Of the sixth delivery, covering the period from April 2018 to December 2024 according to its cover, only the cover page has been published; its full content is not part of this archive.

   Only the cover of the sixth delivery is published on this site; its full content has not been made public.

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   Report V

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?

   April 2018 to July 2024Published August 2024386 pages

   The fifth delivery documents 870 aggressions against the Catholic Church between April 2018 and July 2024, at a time when, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua worsened significantly. It records the banishment to Rome of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, Bishop Isidoro Mora and 17 other clergy released from prison through negotiations with the Vatican.

   870 aggressions Report V, p. 6

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   Report IV

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?

   April 2018 to August 2023Published August 2023315 pages

   The fourth delivery, with a prologue by José María Tojeira S.J., documents 667 attacks against the Catholic Church between April 2018 and August 2023, and for the first time adds a chapter on hostilities against Nicaragua's Evangelical Christian Church. The author notes that the figures are an undercount, given the silence of much of the church hierarchy and the fear among lay people and clergy of speaking out.

   667 attacks Report IV, p. 13

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   Report III

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?

   April 2018 to March 2023Published March 2023232 pages

   The third delivery adds 132 new aggressions to the 396 of the previous edition, for a total of 529 hostilities against the Catholic Church recorded between April 2018 and March 2023. It also adds a dedicated chapter on police bans of Holy Week 2023 processions.

   529 hostilities Report III, p. 10

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   Report II

   Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?

   April 2018 to October 2022Published November 2022235 pages

   The second delivery of "Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?" updates, five months after the first edition, the record of aggressions against the Catholic Church of Nicaragua between April 2018 and October 2022. The author documents 396 aggressions drawn from independent media, parish social media reports and diocesan statements, complemented by three focus groups and ten interviews with priests and seminarians.

   396 aggressions Report II, p. 15

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   English report (2022)

   ¿A Persecuted Church? (2018-2022)

   2018 to May 2022Published June 2022132 pages

   This English-language report systematizes hostilities against the Catholic Church of Nicaragua between 2018 and May 2022, with about 190 documented cases drawn from national and international media and from an earlier report by the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH). It classifies the aggressions into seven categories, led by threats, aggressions and exiles against priests, bishops and lay people.

   about 190 cases English report 2022, p. 6

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