<p>Thousands of people took to the streets in protest in the capital Managua and elsewhere in Nicaragua on July 12, calling for President Daniel Ortega to resign.</p><p>Protesters used the phrase “Juntos somos un volcan,” or “Together we are a volcano,” and came out on the eve of a general strike</a> planned for Friday, July 13.</p><p>In Rio San Juan, four police officers</a> and one civilian died when protests turned violent</p><p>The Organization of American States</a> was to meet on July 13 to consider the unrest in Nicaragua at the request of the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Canada, Chile, Peru, and the United States.</p><p>On July 6 the US evacuated</a> all non-essential government staff from Nicaragua due to civil unrest. Credit: Bayardo A Aguilar via Storyful</p><br />
