Tag: Nicaragua protests

Managua : The death toll in Nicaragua from protests against President Daniel Ortega's rule has increased to 127, authorities said. In addition to the deaths, some 1,000 people had been injured during the civil unrest which began on April 18, reports Efe news. "According to our data, a total of 127 people have died in the course of protests and nearly a thousand have been injured," the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said in a statement on Monday. The Nicaraguan authorities' response to the protests has been "very disproportionate" and was...