MANAGUA, Nicaragua—A surge of violence has snuffed out economic activity and dimmed prospects to peacefully resolve a political crisis here that began as a protest against tax increases and turned into a revolt against Nicaragua’s longtime leader Daniel Ortega.
Since mid-April, more than 100 people have been killed in confrontations with police during mass protests and what human rights groups say are paramilitary gangs aligned with Mr. Ortega’s government.
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