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Ortega Holds the Cards to Monsignor Alvarez’ Fate

What’s the Vatican’s “Diplomatic Operation?” Humberto Belli: “If the Bishops accept having him leave Nicaragua, it would be a surrender.”

Approximately 20 children took part, accompanied by different family members every day, especially fathers, mothers and grandparents.

The Ortega-Murillo regime has not allowed visits or communication between the political prisoner and her six-year-old daughter for 15 months.

Riot police took Rolando Alvarez away in a pickup truck to an unknown destination, the other priests and laity were also kidnapped.

“Don’t take off your shoes!” a mother yelled to her son at Playita 16, a piece of coastline on the west side of Havana with some history.

Father Oscar Benavidez Davila was detained on August 14. Now, the authorities say he was taken to Managua’s infamous “El Chipote” jail.

Deputy Foreign Trade Minister, Ana Teresita Gonzalez, said on August 15 that the “State monopoly” on Cuban foreign trade will be maintained.

A seminary student, a retired woman, an NGO employee and a recently exiled journalist share their perspectives on life in Nicaragua today.

We offer Chile our commitment to clarify things, & combat the enormous campaign of falsehoods those in favor of Rejecting have carried out.

Citizens are detained for a period of three – five hours, during which they’re interrogated, threatened with prison time and warned…