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August 3, 2018

U.N. Says 23,000 Nicaraguans Have Fled Violence for Costa Rica
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In Nicaragua, hundreds of students protested in the streets of Managua
Thursday, calling on President Daniel Ortega to resign. The latest
protests came as international human rights groups say more than 300
people have been killed by police and government-backed paramilitaries
since anti-austerity protests erupted in April. The U.N. refugee agency
says the violence has driven some 23,000 to flee to neighboring Costa
Rica, where some 200 people are applying for asylum each day.


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