Nicaragua detains bishop for 'provocative' activities

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 21, 2022 12:05 am

MANAGUA: Nicaraguan bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for 'destabilizing and provocative' activities, in a worsening standoff between the Catholic Church and a government accused of increasing authoritarianism.

After two weeks under police siege at his official residence in the city of Matagalpa, central Nicaragua, Alvarez was taken on Friday by police to the capital Managua some 130 kilometers (81 miles) away, authorities said.

PERSECUTED PRELATE This Aug. 5, 2022 file screengrab from the Facebook page of the Matagalpa diocese shows bishop Rolando Alvarez celebrating Mass online in the city of Matagalpa, central Nicaragua. AFP PHOTO

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