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Nicaraguan bishop, alleging police harassment, goes on hunger strike

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Bishop of Matagalpa says police breached his circle of family privacy. Rolando �lvarez is a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega's government. The Catholic church remains influential, but has not escaped the government's wrath. The bishop said he would fast until the police informed church leaders they would respect his family.

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Nicaraguan bishop, alleging police harassment, goes on hunger strike

A Nicaraguan bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's government began a hunger strike on Friday after taking refuge in a Catholic church indefinitely in the capital Managua, alleging he had been targeted by the police.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua has begun an “indefinite fast” inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day

2 years ago·United States

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Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

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The Toronto Star

Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua began an “indefinite fast” Friday inside a church to protest increasing harassment from nation...

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua began an “indefinite fast” Friday inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day.Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of Matagalpa and a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, said in a video published by his diocese that police had even breached his “circle of family privacy” while he visited a niece…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua began an “indefinite fast” Friday inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day.Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of Matagalpa and a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, said in a video published by his diocese that police had even breached his “circle of family privacy” while he visited a niece.Ortega’s governmen…

2 years ago·Jacksonville, United States

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