Over 100,000 Nicaraguan Refugees After Two Years of Turmoil

by | Mar 10, 2020 | AA Blog |

UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) press release:

Nearly two years after Nicaragua was plunged into a serious political and social crisis, more than 100,000 people have fled reported persecution and human rights abuses in the country, seeking asylum abroad.

Even after the initial surge of violence in April 2018 subsided, Nicaraguan students, human rights defenders, journalists and farmers continue to flee their country at an average rate of 4,000 people every month. With no resolution to the internal crisis in sight, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expects these numbers to grow.

Check out the full press release here: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2020/3/5e6759934/years-political-social-crisis-nicaragua-forces-100000-flee.html