Incident: Priest Pedro Debis Obando flees the country
General Information
| Title: | Priest Pedro Debis Obando flees the country |
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| Country: | Nicaragua |
| State/Province: | Estelí |
| City: | Estelí |
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| Date of Incident: | 2019-06-10 |
| Security Level: | Public |
| Summary: | |
| The priest Pedro Denis Obando, pastor of the Estelí Cathedral, left the country after receiving death threats. He was being pressured by the regime to report on the Bishop and to stop denouncing human rights violations in the area. | |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: | 0 |
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| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: | 0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: | 0 |
| Arrests/detentions: | 0 |
| Sentences: | 0 |
| Abductions: | 0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: | 0 |
| Forced marriages: | 0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) | 1 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Forced to leave home: | 0 |
| Forced to leave country: | 1 |
| Non-physical violence : | 0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: | Regime supporters, government |
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| Responsible actor category: | Government officials |
Responsible Actor Religion
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): | Christian |
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| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): | Christian, General |
Additional Information
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Web Sources
| Name: | A Nicaraguan priest leaves the country for death threats |
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| Url: | https://www.periodistadigital.com/cultura/religion/20190610/sacerdote-nicaraguense-abandona-pais-amenazas-muerte-noticia-689403835516/ |
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