They denounce the attack of protesters in the atrium of the Cathedral of Managua. • El Nuevo Diario

People who attended Via Crucis on Good Friday in Managua Cathedral reported an attack at the end of the activity that would have caused the fainting of several people, who received medical attention.

In the atrium of Managua Cathedral, people denounced an attack while firefighters took a sick woman breathing. In addition, attention was given to miners and temple elders, he was known.

On the outskirts of the cathedral, there are still police officers, whom the demonstrators accuse of having slaughtered them, which caused discomfort among the promises that remained in the atrium of the temple.

Throughout the atrium area of ​​Managua Cathedral, there are people who criticize the actions of the National Police.

I followed minute by minute:

5:00 p.m. It is confirmed that all Protestants managed to leave the Cathedral of Managua without being arrested or harbaded by the police.

4:00 p.m. The American diplomat Kimberly Breier, current Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, criticized the position of Daniel Ortega's government against these new events during Holy Week.

"The Ortega regime has nothing sacred, even when it attacks peaceful protesters and religious during the services of Good Friday.The hypocrisy and weakness of Ortega Nicaragua's demand for freedom is a testament to these desperate attempts to maintain power, "Breier said on his official Twitter account.

3:50 p.m. Members of the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, led by Max Jérez on this occasion, welcomed in their vehicle protesters who remained in the compound of the Cathedral of Managua, despite the siege in course of the four sides of the cathedral. religious temple.

3:00 p.m. Max Jerez, member of the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, told El Nuevo Diario that he was inside the cathedral and was trying to mediate the protesters present on the scene can leave safely. "We must therefore guarantee that they leave." with security ".

2:41 p.m. Nicaraguan police deny aggression of protesters

The police, belied by a statement of prey, attacked a sit-in that took place Wednesday morning east of the Cathedral of Managua, after the celebration of Via Crucis on Good Friday.

Depending on the version of the police, the presence of agents responded "to the protection of public order". In addition, in the statement, a group of people damaged the source of the Rotonda Rubén Darío and there were no injuries in his speech.

"This morning of Good Friday, while all over the country, they were led in spiritual tranquility and solitude, Cults, Mbades, Viacrucis, Processions, in Managua, a group of hooded people, armed with stones, mortars and some with firearms handle the Viacrucis of the cathedral, "says the press release.

13:00 The IACHR decides on the events that occurred in the Cathedral of Managua

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced on its Twitter account the events that occurred on the morning of Good Friday, reminding the State of Nicaragua that it must respect the right to protest .

"The young people who have entered the Cathedral of Managua are surrounded by a group of riot police.The IACHR reminds the state that it must respect the right to demonstrate, guarantee the freedom of life. expression and guarantee the physical integrity of the protesters in Nicaragua. "

The Committee also indicated that the Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (Meseni) had taken note of events that occurred outside the metropolitan cathedral today.

"MESENI learned about the attack perpetrated by the national police against a group of young people who, at the end of Via Crucis, demonstrated in front of the Cathedral of Managua," the IACHR released on its Twitter account.

12:43 They report that Nicaraguan police patrols pbad through the Metrocentro area and around Managua Cathedral.

12:31 Some young people came to be near the police and protesters asked them to move away from the police perimeter.

24:30 The citizens sing the national anthem. Many people seek refuge in the temple, fearing to be arrested when leaving.

12:20 People who stay in the atrium of the cathedral shout slogans such as "We are not afraid" as a sign of strength.

12:10 The National Police surrounded the Cathedral of Managua.

12:05 People in the atrium of Managua Cathedral denounce an attack that would have left at least one wounded.

The firemen took the woman.

11:35 "Today, I invite you to look at the picture, that of our prayer today, each one of us has an intention, for parents, for those who are deprived of liberty, for those who are out of the country, for our country "says Brenes.

11:34 Cardinal Brenes meditates at the fourteenth station, says the Catholic creed to finish Via Crucis.

11:33 Catholics raise handkerchiefs at the reception of the image of the blood of Crito.

11:10 A group of parishioners shouts Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! on the ground of the Cathedral of Managua.

At the beginning of Holy Week, Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes declared that "Good Friday is a day of penance, silence and prayer and that the Lord does not hear the prayer to be heard, we hope that 39, a true holy week will be lived ".

10:30 Young people with the flags of Nicaragua are at the source of the Rubén Darío roundabout.

10:20 Ninth station. The procession is in front of the Metrocentro, many people have already entered the enclosure of the Cathedral of Managua.

10:00 Promising youngster throws blue and white confetti.

9:52 A group of young people sing the national anthem and carry crosses with the names of the deceased as part of the demonstrations.

9:44 Sixth station, the image is getting closer to the perimeter of the Metrocentro rotunda.

9:43 Araceli Rivera, promising, said that she was asking the Sangre Cristo to intercede for Nicaragua "especially for April mothers, exiles and political prisoners who are unjustly in the prisons, "she said on the side of those who suffer.

9:10 Max Jerez, a member of the Civic Alliance, participates in the procession of the Blood of Christ.

9:08 Dona Flor, the woman who wears huipil during the demonstrations and has been arrested several times.

9:07 A promising man throws blue, white and yellow confetti from a pedestrian bridge, prompting promises to make slogans "live Nicaragua", "Libertad for Nicaragua".

8:10 "Today, I want to invite you to raise our intentions and we can look at the image and we can cast our gaze on Jesus and lay there the intention that each brings from the bottom of the pain of his heart "Cardinal Brenes.

"Lord Jesus, do not let the strong indulge in injustice," exclaimed Brenes in his opening prayer.

7:51 Signs of protest among the promisantes have not been put on hold, the young men are carrying wooden crosses carrying the blue and white flag.

7:42 The image of the Blood of Christ is guarded by members of the Knights of the Most Holy community, this time dressed in white contrasting with the attire that they wore yesterday in the Mbad of St. Chrism, when They wore black and claimed to be security agents of Monsignor Silvio José Baez.

7:35 The start of the procession begins at 8 am and begins at the Teresiano School to end in the atrium of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua.

On April 19 of last year, protests in Nicaragua reached their climax. On that day, the first three deaths of the crisis are recorded and in different cities, the population began to build dams. One year after the event, Good Friday is on the calendar, when all parishes perform the procession of Saint Via Crucis.