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AFP: More than 20 dead in Nicaragua protests: rights group

Managua (AFP) - More than 20 people have been killed in a clashes between Nicaraguan police and demonstrators in a wave of protests over pension reform, a local human rights body said Sunday.

The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said it was still trying to verify figures, but that at least 20 people had been killed since protests erupted in the central American country on Wednesday over plans by President Daniel Ortega to reform the nation's pension system.

"We are dealing with more than 20 dead, but we are verifying because there is a lot of misinformation, the situation is really serious and beyond our possibilities to confirm," the Center's director Vilma Nunez told AFP.

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WNU Editor: University students, the young, etc. were always the base of support for Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas. No more now.

More News On The Growing Unrest In Nicaragua

The Latest: Pope calls for peace amid Nicaragua protests -- AP

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Journalist among over 2 dozen killed in Nicaragua unrest -- AP
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At least 10 killed as unrest intensifies in Nicaragua -- Al Jazeera
Nicaragua: Reporter shot dead during live broadcast of protests -- DW
Nicaragua reporter killed during Facebook Live amid unrest. -- BBC
Pope calls for end to violence in Nicaragua after 25 killed -- The Guardian
Nicaragua's pension reform protests turn deadly -- DW
Pope calls for end to deadly violence in Nicaragua after protests -- Reuters