Nicaragua Claims That it Freed 12 Priests After an Agreement With the Vatican
Bishop Rolando Alvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa was not among those released.
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Legal Group Pleads For Imprisoned Bishop Álvarez's Rights Before Human Rights Commission
Bishop Álvarez later refused to leave the country with 222 other political prisoners who were being deported by the dictatorship to the United States.
U.S. Bishops Call For Release of Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez
In addition to his jail sentence, Bishop Álvarez was stripped of his citizenship and fined.
