the central american nation of nicaragua for days now police using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. the violence erupted as nicaraguans took to the streets in an unusually direct challenge to president danielle ortega s rule. that protesting a proposed change to the social security system forcing workers and employers to pay more towards the retirement system as the funeral service was held for one of those killed in managua there were renewed calls for the government to act. violence doesn t bring anything good here we have a fifteen year old student who s been killed blood which has been spilt unjustly. we believe that the government needs to stop this violence. the country will not go anywhere with such violence against our youth. who are. in a televised address president ortega has sought to defuse tensions saying the