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Thu, 10 Apr at 15:53

Hi All, At 6am on 10 August last year, 15 police officers wearing ski masks and carrying AK-47s arrived at Carmen María Sáenz Martinez’s home in Nicaragua. They detained her, bundled her into a police car and drove off. Two hours later, police in two patrol cars turned up at Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda’s home. They arrested her and took her away. Today marks eight months since Carmen and Lesbia were abducted. Neither woman has committed any crime. Neither has been seen since. We are currently working on their cases – calling on the Nicaraguan government to provide evidence of proof of life and to immediately release these women. Your gift of £4 will help us to continue advocating for people like Carmen and Lesbia, and others facing injustice for their beliefs. Make my gift Both Carmen and Lesbia work for the Diocese of Matagalpa, which has previously been targeted by the Nicaraguan government. Carmen (a specialist in canon law) works as a promoter of justice in cases of marriage annulments and Lesbia works with the diocese’s rural and urban credit project, where she is in charge of a programme supporting local farmers. Their case is part of a larger trend in Nicaragua, where religious groups are facing harassment, threats, physical violence and being detained without evidence or due legal process. Religious freedom violations have increased significantly under the leadership of co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo. This Easter, could you give £4 and help people in Nicaragua and around the world who are being targeted for their beliefs? We will never stop standing with those held captive for their religion or belief. Thank you for standing with them too. Grace and peace, Scot Bower CEO P.S. Please make a gift, if you can, and help bring hope and freedom to those suffering because of their beliefs.