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House panel chairman demands release of imprisoned Nicaraguan Catholic bishop

Nicaraguan lawmakers and exiled citizens are urging President Daniel Ortega to release imprisoned Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who criticized his government.
Ortega's regime has targeted the Catholic Church and suppressed religious freedom, leading to international condemnation and Pope Francis denouncing Álvarez's sentence and the deportation of Nicaraguans.
The regime has been accused of persecuting political opponents, including imprisoning potential presidential candidates and closing NGOs, religious institutions, and independent media outlets.

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Witnesses Testify to Torture by Nicaraguan Dictatorship at Hearing on Imprisoned Catholic Bishop

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF), also joined in the push for the Nicaraguan dictatorship to release Bishop Álvarez this week.

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The Daily Signal

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Nicaraguan Regime Continues to Imprison Catholic Bishop

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s regime has initiated a systematic persecution of the Catholic Church.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Times

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House panel chairman demands release of imprisoned Nicaraguan Catholic bishop

House lawmakers are urging Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to release Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, the only remaining cleric still jailed in the country.

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National Catholic Reporter

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Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a Catholic prelate imprisoned by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

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The Washington Hispanic

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Call in the US Congress to release the imprisoned bishop in Nicaragua

Congresistas de Estados Unidos pidieron este jueves la liberación del obispo católico Rolando Álvarez en Nicaragua en una sesión en la que dos expresos exiliados dijeron que las autoridades lo consideran «la cabeza pensante» de «un golpe de Estado fallido». «Álvarez es un hombre inocente y padece un sufrimiento indescriptible», aseguró el republicano Christopher Smith, que llama al mandatario nicaragüense Daniel Ortega a «liberarlo de prisión», …

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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