Activist Bianca Jagger asks Pope Francis to ‘condemn’ regime in Nicaragua
By France24
30 November 2022 |
3:10 pm
The human rights defender Bianca Jagger continues her battle against the political repression of the Ortega regime in Nicaragua, where she was born. Several bishops and priests are incarcerated in Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church is suspected of supporting the opposition.
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