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Church in Nicaragua

How talks to free Nicaragua’s Bishop Álvarez failed

A flurry of rumors and reports raised hopes that the bishop’s imprisonment was coming to an end.

Edgar Beltrán
Jul 07, 2023
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On July 4, rumors spread on social media in Nicaragua that the imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez had been freed.

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. Ramírez 22 nic via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A day later, the rumors appeared to be confirmed. Reputable local and international media reported that the bishop was no longer in the Modelo prison, where he had been held s…

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