Nicaragua Reels After Bloody Church Siege

NPR: 'They Wanted To Kill Us All': Nicaragua Reels After Bloody Church Siege

Nicaragua saw another weekend of deadly violence, as forces in support of President Daniel Ortega besieged student protesters in a church and attempted to assert control over several areas outside the capital.

Students have been at the center of anti-government demonstrations since they began April 18. What started as a "protest against now-rescinded changes in public pensions" became "a full-fledged call to end the authoritarian rule," reporter Maria Martin tells NPR. The government has responded with brutal force.

Overnight Friday, protests at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in the capital took a dramatic turn, ultimately leaving at least two people dead and several others injured.

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More News On The Unrest In Nicaragua

Rights group: At least 10 shot dead in Nicaragua violence -- USA Today/AP
U.S., U.N. blast Nicaraguan gov't as protest deaths mount -- CBS/AP
Mass casualties as Nicaraguans rebel against dictator -- The Australian/Economist
Nicaraguan Government: 'President Ortega will not resign' (Video) -- Euronews
Pressure mounts on Ortega as UN calls for end to Nicaragua unrest -- Al Jazeera
Nicaragua's Wave of Protests Is Ending -- For Now -- Stratfor
Since April, more than 300 people have died protesting in Nicaragua. Here’s why -- Luiz Romero, Quartz