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Nicaragua: Religious Freedom

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 23 April 2026.

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Photo of Jim Shannon Jim Shannon DUP, Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reported increased restrictions on religious leaders in Nicaragua; and what steps her Department is taking to support and strengthen freedom of religion or belief and religious voices in the country.

Photo of Chris Elmore Chris Elmore Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 to Question 85308. We share widespread international concern about the suppression of democratic, religious, and other fundamental freedoms in Nicaragua.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 23 April 2026, cW)

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