Additional Name(s): Álvaro José Toledo Amador
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/5/2023
Date of Release: October/18/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Álvaro Toledo is detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 5, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Álvaro Toledo, a priest at the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Ocotal. Toledo's arrest comes amidst a widespread government crackdown on the Catholic Church. Prior to his arrest, Toledo had spoken out about the government's wrongful imprisonment of priests from the Dioceses of Estelí.
On October 18, 2023, Toledo was released from prison and exiled to the Vatican.
Additional Name(s): Cristóbal Reynaldo Gadea Velásquez
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/1/2023
Date of Release: October/18/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Cristóbal Gadea is detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 1, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Cristóbal Gadea, a priest at the Our Lady of Mercy Church in El Cuá. Gadea's arrest comes amidst a widespread government crackdown on the Catholic Church.
On October 18, 2023, Gadea was released from prison and exiled to the Vatican.
Additional Name(s): José Iván Centeno Tercero
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/1/2023
Date of Release: October/18/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Iván Centeno is detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 1, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Iván Centeno, a priest at the Immaculate Conception of Mary Parish in Jalapa. Centeno's arrest comes amidst a widespread government crackdown on the Catholic Church.
On October 18, 2023, Centeno was released from prison and exiled to the Vatican.
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