| Nicaraguan Red Cross | |
| Native Name: | Cruz Roja Nicaragüense |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Formation: | [1] |
| Dissolved: | 9 May 2023[2] |
| Type: | Nonprofit |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Focus: | Humanitarian aid |
| Headquarters: | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Region: | Nicaragua |
| Field: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Oscar Gutiérrez |
| Publication: | --> |
| Parent Organization: | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| Subsidiaries: | 32 branches[3] |
| Volunteers: | 2,000 |
| Volunteers Year: | 2022 |
| Website: | cruzrojanicaraguense.org |
| Former Name: | --> |
The Nicaraguan Red Cross (Cruz Roja Nicaragüense), was a humanitarian aid organization that was a member of the Red Cross Society and the national ambulance service in Nicaragua. Founded on 10 January 1934,[2] it was the country's emergency medical response organization. The Nicaraguan Red Cross had its headquarters in Managua.
In May 2023 the Nicaraguan government passed a law to close the agency amid a government crackdown on charities, civic groups, and religious groups and democratic backsliding under Daniel Ortega's leadership. The bill was passed after the Nicaraguan government accused the Red Cross of attacking the country's "peace and stability" during the 2018 Nicaraguan protests during which it helped treat injured protesters. The bill also ordered the seizure of the Red Cross's properties by the government and ordered the government's ministry of health to create a new national Red Cross.[4]