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2018 Nicaraguan protests
Part of the 2014–2020 Nicaraguan protests
Situation of Nicaragua during the development of the protests (April 2018)
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Protests in Managua, Nicaragua 2018. Large crowds demonstrating in Managua. A candlelight vigil held in respect to those killed.
Date
18 April 2018 – 17 July 2018
Location
Nicaragua
Caused by
Social security reform
Corruption in Nicaragua
Authoritarianism and police brutality of President Daniel Ortega
Goals
Cancellation of social reforms and Nicaragua Canal
End of political violence and release of detained protesters
Restoration of free speech in media outlets
Reformation of the Supreme Electoral Council, including the resignation of all magistrates in duty
End of femicides
Concrete legal protection of indigenous people and indigenous lands
Resignation of President Ortega and Rosario Murillo[1][2]
Status
Political Crisis in Nicaragua from 2018 to the present
Political persecution of opponents
Persecution and harassment of the Catholic Church and parishioners
Forced exile and statelessness of several Nicaraguan citizens
Sanctions from the European Union and the United States against key figures and institutions of the Regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife
Sanctions from Swiss Government against key figures and instituciones of the Regime of Daniel Ortega and Wife
Nicaragua's departure from the OAS and the expulsion of the international organization from Nicaraguan territory
88,000 Nicaraguans in exile
Breaking of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Nicaraguan regime
Confiscations of assets of political opponents
Closure of Universities and Private educational institutions
Creation of the Nica Act
Creation Renacer Act
The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross from Nicaraguan in December 2023.[3][4]
Concessions
Cancellation of social reforms
Parties
Opposition
Students
Movimiento 19 de Abril
Superior Council for Private Enterprise
Catholic Church
MRS
Government of Nicaragua
National Police of Nicaragua
FSLN
Sandinista Youth
Pro-Ortega paramilitaries
Lead figures
Students
Private sector
Superior Council for Private Enterprise
Government of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo Aminta Granera Francisco Javier Díaz Madriz Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla
Number
Hundreds of thousands[5]
45,000+ (23 April)[citation needed]
25,000+ (28 April)[6]
Casualties
Death(s)
325–568[7]
Injuries
2,800+[8][9]
Arrested
600+–1,500[10]
The 2018 Nicaraguan protests began on 18 April 2018 when demonstrators in several cities of Nicaragua began protests against the social security reforms decreed by President Daniel Ortega that increased taxes and decreased benefits. After five days of unrest in which nearly thirty people were killed, Ortega announced the cancellation of the reforms; however, the opposition has grown through the 2014–2018 Nicaraguan protests to denounce Ortega and demand his resignation, becoming one of the largest protests in his government's history[11] and the deadliest civil conflict since the end of the Nicaraguan Revolution.[12] On 29 September 2018, political demonstrations were declared illegal by President Ortega.[13]
^Solano, Jacqueline (24 April 2018). "PUSC solicita renuncia de Ortega y Rosario Murillo" (in Spanish). El Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^"Nicaragua pide la renuncia de Daniel Ortega". La Prensa (in Spanish). Honduras. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^Salinas, Carlos (29 April 2018). "Nicaragua se vuelca en una gigantesca marcha contra Ortega". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018. Convened by the Catholic Church, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans take to the streets of the country demanding peace and the end of the regime. The bishops warn Ortega that there can be no dialogue without guarantees
^Garvin, Glenn (30 April 2018). "Rally for embattled Nicaraguan president shows he still has lots of support". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^"ONG establece en 568 el número de muertos en crisis de Nicaragua". La Vanguardia. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^"Crisis de Nicaragua ha dejado 72 personas lisiadas de por vida en 100 días". 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^"448 muertos tras 100 días de crisis en Nicaragua". 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^"Crisis en Nicaragua: los estudiantes formaron una coalición para unificar propuestas de cara al diálogo con el régimen de Daniel Ortega". Infobae (in Spanish). 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^"Thousands protest against Nicaragua government, urge calm". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^Robles, Frances (4 May 2018). "As Nicaragua Death Toll Grows, Support for Ortega Slips". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^"Daniel Ortega declara ilegales las protestas en Nicaragua y amenaza con prisión a organizadores". La Republica (in Spanish). 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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