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Jennifer Rodriguez’s Life in the “Artists’ Cemetery”

Jennifer Rodríguez and her parents emigrated from Cuba in 2015 as a family. “Many doors were closing in Havana at that time…”

Two years ago, Cenidh’s offices were raided. Today, Nunez reaffirms the fight against impunity, She calls it “Nicaragua’s greatest evil”.

“I’m not very optimistic. I don’t envision a radical change in the next 2 or 3 years,” warns Luis Vicente Leon, director of Datanalisis.

Carlos Pavon has been demanding justice for his son Richard for two years and 8 months. He was the first protester killed in April 2018.

Amaury Pacheco, a founder of the San Isidro Movement, shares his experiences on the meaning of dramatic recent developments in Havana.

“Hope is not based on a dialogue with the Ministry of Culture. It is on the hundreds of young people who were outside the Ministry.”

Cuban student Yurena Manfugas, knows about this daily duty to fight. She tries to leave her feminism in every space she participates in.

“The laws are only visible for those in the opposition. For the others, and his [Ortega’s] people, the laws don’t apply,” said the mother.

Women reporting violence are forced to mediate with their aggressors. The system exposes them to violence instead of protecting them.

During the hurricanes, the Red Cross evacuated 64,000. Now it will provide psychosocial care and help rehabilitate drinking water sources.