Additional Name(s): María Asunción Salgado Duarte
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: October/7/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Expression
Nature of Charges: Unknown
María Asunción Salgado is detained for her religious belief, activity, and association.
On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Salgado, together with Father Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses and Salvador Paguaga, while they were observing the Virgin of the Rosary in the Estelí cathedral.
Related cases: Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses, Salvador Paguaga