Nicaragua Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/nicaragua/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nicaragua Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/nicaragua/ 32 32 59910430 Nicaraguan government forces many of its universities to close https://concernedscientists.org/2023/10/nicaraguan-government-forces-many-of-its-universities-to-close/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:53:03 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10018 Numerous Nicaraguan universities have been taken over or shut down by the government over the past few years, accounting for nearly half of its higher education institutions. The Committee is concerned about the consequences of such suppression and for the future of academia in Nicaragua. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-nicaraguas-universities-shut-down-government

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]]> 10018 Four students detained by Nicaraguan regime following closure of Jesuit Central American University (UCA) https://concernedscientists.org/2023/09/four-students-detained-by-nicaraguan-regime-following-closure-of-jesuit-central-american-university-uca/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:14:50 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10013 Joseling Mayela Campos Silva and Josseth Miranda are two of four student activists who were kidnapped and detained by the Nicaraguan authorities this week. These arrests closely followed the forced closure of the Jesuit Central American University (UCA) after it was labeled by the government as a terrorist organization. https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/08/23/el-regimen-de-nicaragua-detuvo-a-cuatro-dirigentes-estudiantiles-tras-el-cierre-de-la-universidad-centroamericana/

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