Gender: Male

Current Location: Managua

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: May/22/2023

Date of Release: October/5/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Leonardo Guevara Gutiérrez

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Leonardo Guevara Gutiérrez was detained in relation to his religious beliefs and activities. 

On May 22, 2023, police arrested Guevara Gutiérrez, parish priest of Estelí Cathedral Church in Estelí. The police forcibly transferred Guevara Gutiérrez to a "house of formation" of the Catholic Church in Managua while they investigate him. His arrest came amid a crackdown on the Roman Catholic Church and its leaders for their criticism of the government's policies, human rights record, and religious freedom conditions. 

In October 5, 2023, Gutiérrez was released.

Related case: Eugenio Rodríguez Benavides

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