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Statement by the International Federation of Catholic Universities on the seizure of Catholic universities in Nicaragua

October 2023

Statement by the International Federation of Catholic Universities on the seizure of Catholic universities in Nicaragua

The International Federation of Catholic Universities strongly condemns the seizure of universities by the Nicaraguan government as a grave act of aggression against the freedom, quality and autonomy of education. The recent confiscation of the assets and the attacks against the leadership, faculty and students of the Universidad Centroamericana in Managua destroys a globally recognized pillar of higher education and infringes on the right of access to quality education for thousands of students. This action builds on the previous closure in March of the San Juan Pablo II University in a deliberate attack against Catholic higher education.

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