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“Journalism in Nicaragua is Criminalized as Terrorism”

“Criminalization of press freedom and expression” has led to Nicaraguan journalism being done only “from exile”, notes Carlos F. Chamorro.

It all began when I had a neighbor who fixed all kinds of defective appliances: fans, rice cookers, washing machines, radios, etc.

Padura: in Cuba, the only option left is to leave, and 10 percent of the population has already done so in the last three years.

“Torture is the everyday bread there inside. I asked for painkillers & the warden said that if I continued begging for pills, they’d beat me”

The young muralist was prohibited from finishing the mural of Miss Universe, Sheynnis Palacios, in Esteli.

The president of Guatemala explains why he agreed to receive the latest group of 135 banished Nicaraguan political prisoners.

The philosopher & sociologist was in prison for ten months for expressing his opinion on social media. “I’m going to keep doing it,” he says.

Three students and two professionals explain why going back to Nicaragua isn’t in their plans, as they contemplate a future in other lands.

Muñoz was a political prisoner twice. She was accused of cybercrimes in a setup that involved the bishop of Granada, Monsignor Solorzano.

“We thought this would never end, but God heard us,” says one of the 135 exiles. Former prisoners confirm physical and psychological torture.