Religious oppression: Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports that while many religious figures are now in exile, many of those pastors that remain are under near-constant surveillance…
After US talks, Nicaragua expels dozens of political prisoners to Guatemala
Washington DC, US/Guatemala City, Guatemala Reuters The United States secured the release of dozens of political prisoners in Nicaragua on Thursday following talks with the government of President Daniel Ortega, who has in recent years often expelled individuals who he sees as hostile to his rule. The White House announced that 135 prisoners were freed […]
Nicaragua shutters Catholic radio formerly run by prominent critic
Reuters Nicaragua’s government decreed on Tuesday the closure and seizure of assets of Radio Maria, the station formerly run by Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a prominent government critic now in exile at the Vatican. Radio Maria was one of Nicaragua’s few remaining media controlled by the Catholic Church, which has seen authorities seize many of its […]
Nicaragua: Crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing impact of President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on churches in Nicaragua…
Essay: Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic Church remains a target
In an article first published on The Conversation, KAI M THALER looks at recent events in Nicaragua against the backdrop of a years-long, wide-ranging crackdown on Catholic church clergy and groups…
Nicaragua expels Catholic Bishop Alvarez, priests amid crackdown
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Nicaragua said it expelled 19 clergymen to the Vatican on Sunday, including Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a prominent critic of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians who were detained in Nicaragua were also expelled. Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and a critic […]
Arrests of Catholic priests in Nicaragua tick up as dragnet intensifies
San Jose Reuters Nicaraguan police on Friday arrested two more Catholic priests, bringing the number of clergymen detained this week to at least eight, according to two sources close to the church and opposition groups in exile. The sources, who declined to be named for fear of arrest, said the two priests were taken into […]
Nicaragua: Catholic clergy report surveillance, beatings amid crackdown
DAVID ALIRE GARCIA, of Reuters, reports on President Daniel Ortega’s five-year campaign against the Catholic Church…
Nicaraguan Catholic bishop back to jail after talks stall – local media
Reuters Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was returned to prison on Wednesday after negotiations between the government and church representatives broke down over the terms of his possible release, according to local news outlet Confidencial. Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and a critic of the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, walks at Managua’s […]
Brazil’s Lula will ask Nicaragua’s Ortega to release jailed bishop
Rome, Italy Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he would personally lobby Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega to release a bishop who has been imprisoned in the Central American state. Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and a critic of the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, walks at Managua’s catholic church […]