Nicaragua: With the trial of Bishop Álvarez, has the Ortega regime intimidated Nicaragua's bishops?

The following day, February 10, the government of Nicaragua sentenced Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, to twenty - six years in prison, stripped him of his citizenship, and imposed a ...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to board a plane for the U. S. with 222 other political prisoners. He was sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his citizenship. Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop ...

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Roman Catholic Bishop Roland Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison in the latest move against the Catholic Church and government opponents. Álvarez was ...

Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, vescovo di Matagalpa e amministratore apostolico di Estelí, è stato ...la Santa Sede in un comunicato - perché nel corso della sua missione (...) (en) Nicaraguan bishop gets ...

10 an initial hearing against Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, who is facing charges of 'conspiracy against national integrity' and 'propagation of fake news.' The court decided that Álvarez will ...

El obispo nicaragüense Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, muy crítico con el gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega, fue enviado ayer a juicio ... (...) (en) Nicaraguan bishop ordered to trial for 'conspiracy'

A Roman Catholic bishop who has criticized the Nicaraguan government will stand trial on charges of conspiracy and spreading false information, a court ruled Tuesday. Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez, shown seated and dressed as a civilian at Tuesday's hearing, will remain under house arrest, according to the government outlet El 19 Digital. Álvarez was arrested along with ...

Dressed in a blue shirt rather than clerical garb and gaunt after nearly four months under house arrest, Bishop Rolando Álvarez sat alone in a Nicaraguan court, charged with conspiracy to undermine national integrity and spreading false news. Last week's appearance was his first in public since being ...