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Managua, July 17. The Government of Nicaragua today isolated the city from Masaya and launched a strong attack against the indigenous community of Monimbó one year ago. most opposed to the president Daniel Ortega since the social outburst of April, which made more than 351 victims
The members of the Masaya Movement of April 19 denounced the fact that thousands of " combined forces "of the government established a siege around Masaya, 29 kilometers from Managua, to prevent any aid to the people
The attack began at 07:00 local time (13:00 GMT) .
"Pray for Us" asked the leader of the Movement, Yubrank Suazo, in their social networks. "We are surrounded" another member of the community organization shared.
The roads that go to Masaya were obstructed by the National Police up to fifteen kilometers away before arriving in the city.
"They attack Monimbó! The Verification and Security Commission demands revenue and awaits an answer.They demand a human corridor for wounded and ambulances. The bullets reach the parish church ", urged the auxiliary bishop of Managua, Silvio Báez, on his Twitter account
The inhabitants of Masaya shared photos, videos and audio from their social networks. the attacks, where heavily armed policemen and hooded men fire, as well as heavy machinery destroying the barricades that the demonstrators had erected to defend themselves from "combined forces".
A few hours before the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) warned in Geneva that "the police, armed elements and other violent groups have led the "clean-up operations" in different parts of the country, forcibly removing the barricades erected by the demonstrators, the local communities. "
" The violence is even more horrible since the armed elements loyal to the government operate "with express or tacit support, and in coordination with the police and other state authorities " pointed out the Acnudh.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ) and Acnudh held the Government of Nicaragua responsible for "killings", extrajudicial executions, ill-treatment, torture and arbitrary detentions against the majority of the country's youth population ", but the Nicaraguan Government denies it.
Nicaragua is going through the most bloody socio-political crisis since the 1980s, with Daniel Ortega being president
The demonstrations against Daniel Ortega began on April 18, due failed social security reforms and became a demand for resignation of the president, after eleven years in power, with accusations of abuse and corruption against him. EFE
The Commissioner of Masaya in Nicaragua:
"The orders of our president, our vice president to clean these dams at the national level and this demand of the population … we comply, at any price"Clearer impossible. pic.twitter.com/GLanUH0bbX
– Jose Miguel Vivanco (@JMVivancoHRW) July 17, 2018
#SOSNicaragua This is how the government forces fire against the rebels of Monimbó, Masaya pic.twitter.com/Lhy24TEm09
– Javier Bauluz (@javierbauluz) July 17, 2018
"Killer priest! You kill the city, bastard. We know you, we know you who are you? "they cried to the priest of San Juan in Masaya a group of affinities with the government.
16/7 17:00 #SOSNicaragua pic.twitter.com/a8OND9CVtd– Jorge Hurtado (@JorgeaHurtado) July 17, 2018
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