Nicaragua cancels another nine associations and a university and adds 57 closures so far this year

MADRID, 27 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –

This Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior of Nicaragua ordered the cancellation of another nine associations, half of them religious, and a university, bringing the total to 57 organizations that Daniel Ortega’s Government has closed so far this year.

As published by the official newspaper ‘La Gaceta’, the nine associations “did not report their financial statements for periods of between two to 26 years”, with “detailed breakdowns of income and expenses, trial balance” or “details of donations”.

Specifically, among the canceled organizations are the Fundación Cristiana Renúevame Señor; the El Nuevo Remente Church Association; the Nicaraguan Mater Purissima Association Year 2000, as well as the Iglesias Only Jesus Christ Saves Acts 4:12 association.

Likewise, the list also includes the Nicaragua Forestry Chamber Association (CFN); the Association of Industrial Exporters of Nicaragua (ANIEX); the Nicaraguan Institute of Humanistic Studies Association (INEH); the Aguas Bravas Nicaragua Foundation and the Local Network Chamber of the Global Compact.

On the other hand, the Ministry of the Interior has reported the cancellation of the María Guerrero University of Administration, Commerce and Customs Association (UNACAD) due to “voluntary dissolution” because “low income” has prevented it from “complying with the investments”.

“The National Council of Universities (CNU) will proceed to relocate students to the universities where they correspond,” reads the decree, which obliges the directors of the institution to deliver records, degrees, careers, study plans and databases of registrations, among other issues.

In the last three years, the Government has canceled at least 30 universities, including the Central American University (UCA), one of the focuses of opposition protesters since the outbreak of protests in 2018, when around 350 people died, according to data of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

The UCA was intervened after the Government described the institution as a “center of terrorists” in the context of accusations against the Catholic Church, which was accused of instigating anti-government demonstrations.

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