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Protesters demand resignation of Nicaraguan president after unrest
Protesters demand resignation of Nicaraguan president after unrest
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Apr 23, 2018

Protesters demand resignation of Nicaraguan president after unrest

(Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital of Nicaragua on Monday to demand the resignation of the country’s president after a violent crackdown by police on protests that have left at least nine dead … [T]he Red Cross had registered nine deaths since the protests began Wednesday, and attended to 433 injured people. The Nicaraguan Center of Human Rights (CENIDH) said on Monday at least 25 people had died. Marlin Sierra, the director of the CENIDH, said 120 people had been arrested.

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