The former secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Paulo Abrao stated, in an interview with Article 66what a monsignor Rolando Alvarez it “is becoming a central symbol of the democratic resistance in Nicaragua.”
The lawyer’s statements came after the media reported, through religious sources, that the bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa would leave Nicaragua for Rome, as part of the condition that the Sandinista dictatorship would be placing to release the priest, a version that was denied by Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua.
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After learning that once again the priest refused to be banished from the country, the human rights defender said that “by not submitting to the impositions of the authoritarian regime,” Álvarez is sending “a strong message that he does not recognize them – to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo—as legitimate.”
Opposition organizations, which make up the Platform for Unity for Democracy (PUDE), spoke out about the recent situations around Monsignor Rolando Alvarez, who continues to be a political prisoner of the Nicaraguan regime.
They condemned, at the same time, “the conditional freedom” that the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega would have offered to the bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, which consisted of accepting exile; “However, Monsignor Álvarez would have rejected it, for the second time (…) opting to remain imprisoned in the dungeons of the regime, in accompaniment of the long-suffering Nicaraguan people, until he achieved his unconditional freedom and public liberties for the people,” they said.
«The Nicaraguan Catholic people are on the side of their pastors, Bishop Álvarez and the five priests who continue to be deprived of their liberty; We are also on the side of the dozens of priests, nuns and lay people who have been expelled from the country”, underlined the organizations that signed a statement dated July 6.
Relatives of the couple who were fatally run over by Daniel Rosales Frixione, son of the deceased former Ortega magistrate Francisco Rosales, expect an exemplary punishment against the man who caused the double tragedy.
The Prosecutor’s Office is asking for 42 years in prison for the fateful accident that occurred on the night of March 21 and in which Pedro Cubillo Mora, 30, and his partner Eilish Milagro Mora Torrez, 24, died. house, located in the municipality of Potosí, department of Rivas.
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The victims were traveling on a motorcycle, along with their 18-month-old baby. As a result of the strong impact, the minor suffered serious injuries, for which he was transferred to the Gaspar García Laviana hospital in Rivas, where after several weeks hospitalized, he managed to recover.
In less than four days, two indigenous people from the Mayangna Sauni As community lost their lives. The second deceased was identified as Serato Juwith Charly, 23, from the Kauhmakwas community. The first victim was a 38-year-old ranger who died in a Rosita hospital after being the victim of an armed attack last Sunday.
Serrato Judith, 23, was also a park ranger. He was killed in the area near the Wilu community, the village that was burned by settlers months ago. The deceased was hunting, along with other indigenous people, when he was kidnapped and later murdered. This is detailed in a statement from the Prilaka Foundation.
The Fundación del Río also echoed these complaints. The president of this environmental Organization, Amaru Ruíz, calls for the protection of community members.
