Cartoonist Pedro Molina reported being the victim of direct threats from fanatics of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, something that dozens of independent journalists in Nicaragua have also denounced. He assures that they will not shut him up and that the commitment he has, together with his colleagues who work from the underground or in exile, is growing every day.
Read MoreIn Havana, a densely populated city, finding a public restroom is an odyssey. There aren’t enough for the constant stream of people who are either wandering about, going to or coming home from work. I met Rita Carmona Solis, 54, one day that she was desperately looking a place to empty her bladder.
Read MoreHernaldo Zuniga knows every detail of the horror that has torn Nicaragua apart since April 2018 and knows that during demonstrations against the dictatorship thousands chanted in the streets of Managua, “They’re going… they’re going to hell forever,” it’s his most political composition, that now is seen as prophetic.
Read MoreThe Nicaraguan students have a single representative, sitting at the negotiating table to continue the National Dialogue between the Government of Daniel Ortega and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy. However, they have very clear demands before the dictatorship: the release of political prisoners, democratization and justice, as they stated during the protests that began in April.
Read MoreDioblan Hernandez: “This began after I carried out a 10-year research project in Material Science, which involved using a material in the form of paints, which has another industrial use but has also been used for art. Great discoveries and efforts of many people throughout the history of humankind lie behind every color, every paint we use.” (20 photos)
Read MoreLesther Aleman turned 21 in exile. He always believed that he would leave Nicaragua to study, but it was not like that. He left under a strong political persecution and threats of imprisonment by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, after becoming the young man who confronted the president at the National Dialogue.
Read MoreMeeting Nancy Alfaya is something quite extraordinary. She moves you with the power she emanates, from the very first moment. A combination of security and charm, mixed in with overwhelming enthusiasm. She is one of those women I would like to see in Cuban history books.
Read MoreUnder the expressed orders of Daniel Ortega, the Nicaraguan Police used officers with experience in criminal investigation to “make a file” on the leaders of the students’ protests, peaceful demonstrations and barricades/roadblocks in the country. With that information the order was to detain them in their homes or directly “eliminate them,” says a former Police lieutenant.
Read MoreA documentary, “La Arrancada” (On the starting line) about a Cuban family facing an uncertain future has its world premiere tonight Feb. 12 at the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious cinema events.
Read MoreCuba’s housing situation is a thorn in the flesh for many Cubans. Magda Espinosa, 74, and a resident in Central Havana tells us about the unease a sign that reads “Homes being constructed for soldiers” causes her. It hangs above a house in ruins on Animas Street.
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