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“Cuba is a Ceremony”, Interview with Mabel Cuesta

Mabel Cuesta tell us about her relationship with Cuba, its symbols, its rough edges, its beautiful and ugly parts, its beloved people…

In the last five years, Toruño has suffered persecution, exile, the theft of his assets and properties and the loss of his broadcast license.

“The canal was a failure, but the concession is still in force, in the hands of corrupt interests.”

Bonilla, 33, was captured twice for protesting against the regime. He says that he cannot “assimilate” how he got out of prison alive.

The university student spent 1075 days imprisoned by the dictatorship, most of that time in a maximum-security cell in La Modelo prison.

My whole family supports me unconditionally and they know the dangers I’m exposed to. My family also includes all of my friends.

He was the target of viciousness by police and interrogators “for having questioned the commander” at the national dialogue in 2018

Sofia Montenegro and Azahalea Solis noted that they left Nicaragua when there was no other option. “We spent five years under house arrest.”

“If there’s one thing we came to understand in jail, speaking among ourselves, it’s the profound errors we’ve committed over 200 years.”

Yaritzha Mairena urges opposition forces to “unify a strategy” to free the remaining political prisoners & work towards “access to justice.”