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"We continue to believe that dialogue is the way to overcome violence," Silvio Baez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, said after a six-hour meeting with the Episcopal Conference.
"Despite the government's hostility … we will not give up the dialogue," said Baez, one of the bishops who was physically assaulted by government supporters on Monday.
On Monday, the Episcopal Conference, mediator of the national dialogue, suspended two "working tables", following an attack on a group of priests in the Basilica of San Sebastián in Diriamba, 40 kilometers away. south of capital.
Over the weekend, fresh clashes between protesters and government forces killed at least 14 people. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations Human Rights Council immediately condemned these "serious acts of violence".
Since April 18, Nicaragua has been the scene of violent demonstrations and clashes that have left more than 300 people dead.
"Any operation carried out by the security forces must obey a reasonable and proportional use of force". The protesters accuse President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, of abuse of power and corruption.
Daniel Ortega has been in power since 2007, after a first term from 1979 to 1990.
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