MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Good Friday religious processions in Nicaragua’s capital took on a political tone as people seized a rare opportunity to renew protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega. Anti-government protesters join a Stations of the Cross procession on Good Friday, carrying signs demanding the release of political prisoners in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, April 19, 2019. Good Friday religious processions in Nicaragua‚Äôs capital have taken a decidedly political tone as people have seized on a rare opportunity to renew protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega. ( Alfredo Zuniga / AP Photo )When the protest continued outside the cathedral, riot police moved in to disperse them with deafening sound grenade-type devices and tear gas. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights says at least 325 people have died in the protests and government crackdown.

Source: thestar April 19, 2019 18:58 UTC