Rolando Álvarez and eight others in custody after latest clash between President Daniel Ortega and Catholic church
Heavily armed Nicaraguan police have arrested a bishop who is an outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, launching a raid after a two-week standoff at his residence in the latest blow against the Roman Catholic church in the country.
The nine men were forced to ration their food after police refused to allow any deliveries to the besieged residence. Church sources fear that he may be forced into exile, like the former bishop of Managua Silvio José Báez Ortega, who leftOrtega’s government has systematically crushed voices of dissent. Dozens of opposition leaders were arrested last year,
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