Nicaraguan Bishop Stripped of His Citizenship, Kept in Isolation, by Daniel Esparza

By Daniel Esparza, Aleteia, 02/17/23

Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is being kept in isolation in cell Number 300, also known as the “infiernillo,” a maximum-security cell.

After refusing to leave with the rest of the 222 political prisoners flown to the U.S. on Thursday, Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to 26 years in prison in Nicaragua. According to media reports quoted by NPR, “Álvarez stopped at the stairs leading to the airplane and said, ‘Let the others be free. I will endure their punishment.’”

In a speech confirming the release-exile of the 222 political prisoners, Ortega himself said that the Nicaraguan bishop had been taken to Cárcel La Modelo, a prison where most political prisoners opposing Ortega’s regime are held. According to local Nicaraguan reports, he is kept in isolation in cell Number 300, also known as the “infiernillo” (Spanish for “tiny hell”), a maximum-security cell. …

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