Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega sent 222 political prisoners into exile Feb. 9. Before boarding a plane for Washington, the prisoners were told ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's administration ... Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez of ...

Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is in prison this week. He may be there for 26 years. Bishop Alvarez has protested against the regime of President Daniel Ortega ...

MEXICO CITY — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy ... opposition and church by President Daniel Ortega, who accused them of supporting massive ...

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.

Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a vocal critic of Mr Ortega, was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison in Nicaragua in February on charges that included treason, undermining national integrity and ...

Federal police stormed the home of a Catholic bishop in northern Nicaragua at dawn on Friday and detained one of President Daniel Ortega’s ... the Rev. Rolando Álvarez, under house arrest ...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic church by Ortega. He had accused them of ...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic church by Ortega. He had accused them of ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government released two jailed Roman Catholic bishops and 15 other priests who had been detained during one of the world’s harshest crackdowns on the church ...

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, left, shakes hands with Brazil ... This gained special relevance after Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa was detained in August of 2022.

MEXICO CITY — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy ... opposition and church by President Daniel Ortega, who accused them of supporting massive ...