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Nicaraguan dictatorship banned more than 16,500 religious processions, new report reveals
Catholic News Agency
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August 29, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 10:24 am The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua has banned more than 16,500 religious processions and activities in recent years and has perpetrated...
Nicaraguan political activist detained with pastor dies in detention: 'Grave injustice'
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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August 29, 2025
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Friday, August 29, 2025 People wave Nicaraguan flags during a demonstration to protest against the political situation in Nicaragua at the Colon square in Madrid on June 10, 2018. | OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP...
Immigrant workers in Ottumwa struggle to support families after having legal statuses revoked
Iowa Public Radio
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August 29, 2025
Many of the workers who were let go from a JBS pork meatpacking plant in Ottumwa in recent months are struggling to support themselves and their families. The company notified certain Haitian, Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan employees in June...
Nicaragua: “We can’t sell, inherit, or mortgage the land,” lament Nicaraguans in the border area
Q Costa Rica
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August 29, 2025
Q24N — Andrea’s farm sits tucked near Nicaragua’s border, just a few miles from Costa Rica. It’s been in her family for over 20 years, a place she hoped to pass down to her kids someday. But now, her land belongs to the state, thanks to a new law...
Elliot & Erick, photographers: ‘We want to talk about Afro-Cuban religions in a more contemporary way’
El País
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August 29, 2025
The life of Cuban-born twins Elliot and Erick Jiménez (Miami, 1989) seems like something out of a movie. Self-taught and precocious, they’ve dedicated decades to fashion photography, imbuing it with an artistic aura that plays with syncretism,...
Two Spokane immigrants who sought asylum choose to self-deport
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Two Spokane immigrants in the U.S. who sought asylum have chosen to go back to their home countries after spending months in immigration detention. It’s a similar tale as that of other immigrants in the U.S. who have left in the wake of President...
Churches of Faith hold 2025 Southeast Regional Conference at Alpha and Omega Church
Winston-Salem Chronicle - North Carolina
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August 28, 2025
FELECIA PIGGOTT-LONG, PH.D. FOR THE CHRONICLE The theme for the 78th anniversary of the Southeast Regional Conference of the Churches of Faith was “When Iron Sharpens Iron in the Kingdom of God.” The theme is based on Proverbs 27:17, “Iron...
Nicaraguan Government’s Land Grab, What it Means
Havana Times
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August 28, 2025
“We Can’t Sell, Inherit, or Mortgage the Land” New Border Territory Law Nationalizes More Than 14% of Nicaragua’s Land. The red line marks the 15 kilometers inward from the country’s borders declared “inalienable property of the State.” // Map:...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Denver
KRDO - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Denver Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Phoenix
KYMA - Arizona
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August 28, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Phoenix Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 28, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time...
Marco Rubio will head to Latin America again as Trump prioritizes immigration
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, making his fourth foreign trip in the Western Hemisphere since becoming President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in January. Rubio, who has already traveled...
Murderous repression of the evangelicals and death of PERIETO
BGospel Magazine
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August 30, 2025
Nicaragua: murderous repression against the evangelicals The Evangelical Community of Nicaragua is going through a period of great vulnerability, marked by an intensification of repressive practices on the part of the authorities. In August 2025,...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Springfield, Massachusetts
HomeNewsHere.com - Massachusetts
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Springfield, Massachusetts Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Monroe
KLAX - Louisiana
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Monroe Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to New Orleans
KLAX - Louisiana
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Biggest sources of immigrants to New Orleans Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Burlington, North Carolina
The Sanford Herald - North Carolina
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Burlington, North Carolina And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Charlotte
The Sanford Herald - North Carolina
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Charlotte And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Durham
The Sanford Herald - North Carolina
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Durham And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration. Each...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Monroe, Michigan
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Monroe, Michigan Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time...