Opinion: A bishop of immense courage
As thousands continue to flee Nicaragua, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who is imprisoned there for protesting President Daniel Ortega's government.
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Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
President Daniel Ortega intensifies his political crackdown, stripping 94 of the most prominent Nicaraguan writers, journalists and human rights activists of citizenship. They lose all their rights.
Nicaragua sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison
Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez refused to leave Nicaragua with other political prisoners released on Thursday.
Nicaragua has freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the U.S.
On state television a judge said the government had decided to "deport" the prisoners, saying they had been declared traitors and can never again serve public office.