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Nicaragua: “I Carry on My Back the Weight of My Freedom”

“I know the world is facing enormous pain right now, but we must not let the Nicaraguan prisoners be buried in silence.”

Every day, the narrative disseminated by the powers that be in Cuba, as in many other countries, clashes with the nation’s highest ideals.

Cellphone theft is ever more common in today’s Cuba and contributes to the normalization of other crimes.

Not all is lost: at least we have the comfort that, when the lights finally go out, no one will see our desperate faces.

Although the Constitution recognizes the right to assembly and demonstration, to this day no regulation exists to guarantee its exercise.

It’s clear that the Union Electrica state power co. is looking more like a team of firefighters trying to put out blazes with water pistols.

The machinery of power, if not dismantled, will continue reproducing its authoritarian dynamics.

Change begins with every honest conversation, every extended hand, and every conscious rejection of the violent mandates of the past.

The Cuban people are grateful for the lightbulb that turns on again, even if it goes out tomorrow.

Trump’s threats and his naval deployment are a perfect gift to Maduro, who uses them to stoke the anti-imperialist sentiments of his followers