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A political activist arrested during a coordinated police raid in Nicaragua has died in state custody amid a larger government crackdown on dissent and religious groups. His family was informed by forensic authorities of his death, but officials have not disclosed how he died.

Mauricio Alonso Prieto, who was detained on July 18 along with his wife and adult son, was being held at the Granada Department prison known as "La Granja," according to the London-based group Christian Solidarity Worldwide .

The family received a call from the Institute of Forensic Medicine this week confirming his death and instructing them to collect the body, with no explanation provided about the cause, the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa reports.

CSW and the Segovia Institute for Leadership an

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