Nicaraguan police raided the headquarters of four organizations of civil society, as well as the offices of the newspaper Confidencial and television shows Esta Semana and Esta Noche, reports Artículo 66. The violent raids targeted the offices of ILLS, which was raided by 70 officers armed with AK-47s, Cenidh, Fundación del Río, and Fundación Popol Na, where civilian and uniformed officers beat and kidnapped the mothers of political prisoners who were staying there. At least three guards at the different facilities were attacked and kidnapped according to the organizations.