The EU Parliament characterised the bishop’s arrest as arbitrary, called for his immediate release, and pushed for an end to any legal prosecution against him.
Outspoken critic of the government and bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez Lagos, has been placed on house arrest after being prevented from celebrating mass by police.
The three speakers vindicated their experiences living in totalitarian regimes against those who are convinced by propaganda and ideology that Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba are free, democratic states.
