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.

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…