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Person of the Year in Nicaragua: the 167 Political Prisoners

The year 2021, marked by the intensification of the de facto police state & persecution, the number of political prisoners soared to 167.

Nicaraguans who begin the journey increasingly face more dangerous situations and complex policies to achieve asylum or refuge.

Boric has publicly declared his stance against human rights violations in Cuba and the Government’s response to social protests on July 11th.

“Brindis” (Toast) is the third single off the new album by Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Ceshia Ubau, entitled “Luz.”

“If there isn’t even enough money for the thin notebook,” lamented Yurito Mestre lamented, “what awaits the supplies?”

As it appears from the year that ends, Latin American democracy will once again experience a dangerous year in 2022.

After mass protests in Cuba on July 11th, over 1300 people were arrested, according to a count by NGOs such as CUBALEX and Justicia 11J.

“We are facing an uncertain future. The business community is not willing to allow itself to be manipulated by the Government.”

“I will be the president of all Chileans, I will not govern only between 4 walls,” Boric said during a phone call with the outgoing president

As the country contines to stagnate, Marrero did not give any clue about what the changes will be, but he did say that they will be imminent.