Smith: United States Must 'Enter New Phase' to Combat Nicaraguan Dictator Daniel Ortega's Extreme Anti-Catholic Persecution
March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023:
At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) called on the Biden Administration and Congress to "enter a new phase" in pressuring Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and combatting his extreme anti-Catholic persecution and crimes against humanity, including his outrageous 26-year imprisonment of Bishop Rolondo Alvarez on trumped-up charges.
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At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) called on the Biden Administration and Congress to "enter a new phase" in pressuring Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and combatting his extreme anti-Catholic persecution and crimes against humanity, including his outrageous 26-year imprisonment of Bishop Rolondo Alvarez on trumped-up charges.
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