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Managua

People demand the release of students who had taken refuge at the Jesus of Divine Mercy church amid a barrage of armed attacks, during a protest near the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, UNAN, in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, July 14, 2018.
Sacred Nation
Nicaragua seizes Jesuit university in latest clash between president and Catholic Church
Teacher Ivania Guevara demonstrates during class to the children with hearing problems in the Melania Morales School in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 22, 2004. 
The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation
child protesting in nicaragua
Global Politics
One year after Nicaraguan uprising, Ortega is back in control
three men in suits stand on the set of a television show
This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile
Masked police block the entrance of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Managua, Nicaragua,
Nicaragua students freed from church after violent night; one killed
People take part in a protest march to demand an end to violence in Managua, Nicaragua, April 28, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall
The Eiffel tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done
Environment
With Nicaragua’s signature, US and Syria are the last holdouts from the Paris climate agreement
Teen pregnancy in Nicaragua is mostly caused by machismo culture and a lack of sex ed.
Health
Nicaragua’s teen pregnancy rate soars
Franci Machado brings her four-year-old daughter to work every day because she can't afford childcare. She says if she died because she couldn't get chemotherapy to treat her cancer no one would take care of her two children.
Health
Women in Nicaragua fight for the right to get abortions that could save their lives
Development & Education
Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
Destitution and Deforestation in Nicaragua