Ortega

Following months of unrest pitting pro-government forces against protesters has claimed some 300 lives

The fatalities occur in the southeast town of Morrito as marching protesters came under attack from police

Washington-based group says more than 1,300 people are wounded in the ongoing unrest

Nicaragua is convulsed by unrest since Ortega in April proposed cutting pension benefits

At least 139 people have been killed in clashes with security forces

Firearm bursts rang out on Saturday in the city where riots that started midday grew increasingly violent

Nicaraguan Human Rights Center say six people were killed in the capital of Managua

Rights group Nicaraguan Centre for Human Rights said 34 people had died in the demonstrations

Polls indicate more than 60 per cent support for Ortega and wife Rosario Murillo