Nicaraguan Police Detain Bishop, Other Priests in Raid -

Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent. The predawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities had accused Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez of "organizing…

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