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Nicaraguans in Exile: Voices Ortega Can’t Silence

Nicaraguans exiled in Costa Rica denounce the state-sanctioned violence back home and the backsliding of most people’s rights there.

“I have rum and cigarettes,” an old man proclaims as he walks from one corner to another on Reina street. “Rum at 600 and cigarettes at 100.”

US actor Michael Foster, Dutch communicator Dick Bol and Basque feminist-economist Clara Murguialday tell how they support Nicaraguans.

A company or government takes on debt, and these funds must be used exclusively to meet a specific environmental or social goal…

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.