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Four Years in Solitary Confinement with political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez

2024/3/5
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主持人：本期节目讲述了委内瑞拉政治犯Leopoldo López在狱中四年以及他最终逃亡的故事。他分享了如何在狱中保持精神力量，以及他如何策划并最终成功逃离的故事。他的经历为我们提供了宝贵的经验，关于如何在巨大的压力下生存。 Leopoldo López：2014年，我领导了委内瑞拉历史上最大规模的抗议活动之一，反对马杜罗政权。政府发布逮捕令后，我选择自首。之后，我被判处14年监禁，大部分时间都在单独监禁中度过，并遭受了酷刑。在狱中，我通过制定严格的日常作息，包括祈祷、锻炼和学习，来维持精神状态。我将祈祷视为一种反省，并强调感恩的重要性。我专注于掌控之内的每日目标，而非遥不可及的自由，这帮助我保持精神稳定。我两次成功越狱，一次是从软禁中逃脱，另一次是从监狱中逃脱。最终，我逃往国外，并致力于建立一个全球性的民主捍卫者和自由战士联盟。 Leopoldo López：在狱中，我每天坚持祈祷、锻炼身心和阅读/写作/绘画等活动来维持精神状态。我将祈祷视为一种反省，并强调感恩的重要性。我专注于掌控之内的每日目标，而非遥不可及的自由，这帮助我保持精神稳定。我两次成功越狱，一次是从软禁中逃脱，另一次是从监狱中逃脱。第一次逃脱是在2019年4月，我与军方和警方内部人士合作，最终被他们释放。第二次逃脱则更为惊险，我伪装成电力公司员工，经过多个检查站，最终到达哥伦比亚边境。尽管途中一度被捕，但我最终成功逃脱，并最终与家人团聚。

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Leopoldo López discusses his decision to turn himself in as a political prisoner in Venezuela and the subsequent four years he spent in solitary confinement.

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If great leaders are those willing to suffer for their beliefs, Leopoldo Lopez is certainly a great leader.

After he led the massive 2014 Venezuelan protests that swept the nation, the regime of Nicolás Maduro sentenced Leopoldo to over a decade of political imprisonment. He suffered four years of solitary confinement and psychological torture before he escaped. 

Leopoldo tells me about his time in prison and how he cultivated the mental strength to endure. The story of how he smuggled himself into exile is a truly remarkable one. Most of us will never experience military prison, but what Leopoldo discovered about surviving enormous stress is something each of us can learn from. 

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

 

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