Nicaraguan parish remains under siege after police raid

Police on Thursday continue to surround a church in the Nicaraguan city of Sébaco, as its parish priest and five parishioners remain inside, as part of a siege that began Monday night. The standoff began Monday evening, as Nicaraguan police attempted to seize radio broadcast equipment from a Catholic radio station shut down by the regime of President Daniel Ortega, which has in recent months escalated a crackdown on political critics in the country, including those within the Catholic Church. -- More...