U.S. Ambassador To The U.N. Nikki Haley Warns Nicaragua Is Heading Down The Same Path As Syria And Venezuela

Reuters: U.S. compares Nicaragua to Syria, warns of potential regional crisis

The United States on Wednesday declared Nicaragua’s civil unrest a threat to the region’s security, saying government repression of protests risked creating an overwhelming displacement of people akin to Venezuela or Syria.

More than 300 people have been killed and 2,000 injured in crackdowns by Nicaraguan police and armed groups in protests that began in April over an abortive plan by leftist President Daniel Ortega’s government to reduce welfare benefits.

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WNU Editor: Linking Nicaragua to Syria is a stretch. But the country's government has definitely embraced the Venezuelan/Cuban model to crush dissent, and if someone starts to arm the citizenry, it is ripe for revolution and civil war.

More News On The U.N. Debating Nicaragua

U.S. Warns Nicaragua Is Heading Down the Same Path as Syria and Venezuela -- Time/AP
UN Security Council to discuss Nicaragua crisis -- DW
UN to debate Nicaragua unrest after human rights team expelled -- Al Jazeera
Nikki Haley gets UN meeting on Nicaragua, but old rivalries block action -- CNN
Russia, China try to block US on UN talks on Nicaragua -- Nicaragua Today
US Envoy to UN Says Nicaragua Following Syria's, Venezuela's Footsteps -- Sputnik

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