London, UK. 10th June 2018. Nicaraguans protest in Trafalgar Square calling for an end of the violence by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, where since the 19th of April police have killed over 140 protesters and injured many more, and there have been many unjustly detained, tortured and raped. A large banner on the floor gave the names of those killed, and they were read out in the protest. Many had t-shirts with outline of a hand sprayed in red during the protest and held posters with the same red hand on them. Both the CIDH (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) and Amnesty Inter
London, UK. 10th June 2018. Nicaraguans protest in Trafalgar Square calling for an end of the violence by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, where since the 19th of April police have killed over 140 protesters and injured many more, and there have been many unjustly detained, tortured and raped. A large banner on the floor gave the names of those killed, and they were read out in the protest. Many had t-shirts with outline of a hand sprayed in red during the protest and held posters with the same red hand on them. Both the CIDH (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) and Amnesty International have condemned the government atrocities and this solidarity protest is one of a number across Europe demanding the resignation of president Daniel Ortega and his wife and and vice-president Rosario Murillo and a transitions towards a transparent and free electoral process.
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