CNN: Protests on Nicaragua's Mother's Day turn deadly
(CNN)A march honoring Nicaraguans killed in violence surrounding recent anti-government demonstrations also ended in bloodshed Wednesday -- the country's Mother's Day.
"We've received grave claims of deaths and serious injuries that resulted from today's violence in Nicaragua," Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Executive Secretary Paulo Abrao tweeted Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights released a statement saying 11 people had been killed and 79 injured during the clashes. The march had been promoted as a peaceful demonstration by organizers.
Rights group Amnesty International, which had a delegation accompanying the march, said it "witnessed the chaos caused by the detonation of firearms," and accused police and pro-government groups, known as "Sandinista mobs," of carrying out attacks.
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More News On The Recent Protests In Nicaragua
Police: Nicaragua violence leaves 15 dead -- ABC News/AP
Eleven killed in Nicaragua protests, including attack on Mother's Day march -- Reuters
Nicaragua: Violent attack on mass Mother’s Day march in Managua -- Amnesty International
Nicaraguans block roads across country, want Ortega out -- UPI
Violence continues at political protests in Nicaragua, in pictures -- The Telegraph
Nicaragua protests: What you should know -- Al Jazeera
1 comment:
On mothers day? How f*ing low can you sink?
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