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Women, LGBTIQ+ people suffer brunt of Nicaragua repression: UN report

A new UN report documents how Nicaragua's government has disproportionately targeted women and LGBTIQ+ people in its crackdown following the 2018 protests. Gender, the experts conclude, has been used as an instrument of control and silencing.

June 19, 2026 at 14:19

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