Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) and Carlos Giménez (FL-26) in sending a letter to the Office of International Religious Freedom expressing concern over the alarming repression of religious freedom by the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua.
"We write to express profound concerns regarding the alarming escalation of suppression of religious freedom in Nicaragua and to request information on what the Office of International Religious Freedom is doing to counter religious persecution in Nicaragua," said the Representatives in their letter to Ambassador Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador at Large to the Office for International Religious Freedom.
In the letter, the Representatives mention several incidents involving religious authorities and organizations in Nicaragua, including the expulsion of the Apostolic Nuncio in March, the outlawing of the Missionaries of Charity (an organization founded by Mother Teresa) in July, and several arrests of priests throughout the country in recent weeks.
“Religious organizations, such as the Catholic Church, had been one of the last places where Nicaraguans could practice their faith and enjoy a small measure of religious expression. However, the authoritarian Ortega dictatorship has revealed that it will not tolerate even this most fundamental right, and will continue to suppress religious belief and practice for the Nicaraguan people," states the letter, a copy of which can be read here.
Original source can be found here.
