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Sergio Ramirez: The Crime of Calling for Freedom & Democracy

Ramirez denounced on April 20, the intention from those in power in Nicaragua to silence civil society and frustrate their efforts.

During the interrogations in El Chipote, they asked the two now banished Nicaraguans for a ticket to leave the country, to release them.

Several polls show Macron ahead. This is Le Pen’s third attempt at the presidency running on an anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim platform.

Nicaragua’s parliament has voted to shut down 25 more nongovernmental organizations that have criticized Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Little change is expected over the next few days, with very hot weather, isolated cloudiness and a regime of easterly trade winds.

Paul Harrigan from Ireland took our photo of the day: “Fishing at sunset on the Malecon,” in Havana, Cuba.

A Catholic diocese in southern New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims dating back to the 1950s.

A British judge has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces a 175-year sentence.

A new study by Oxfam America finds the wealthiest US billionaires are worth a combined $4.7 trillion, a 62% increase over the past two years.

Between November 2018 and April 2022 the dictatorship has closed down 164 civic organizations in its purge of civil society.