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Samantha Padilla

Exiled leader, Samantha Jirón: “They took away my sense of belonging”

febrero 26, 2023

*Member of the Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco (UNAB), Samantha Jirón spent a year and three months in prison, following her being captured by civilians in 2021.  **Now that she is free, her priority is reuniting with her family and […]

Edward Lacayo, La loba feroz preso político Nicaragua en Estados Unidos

Edward Lacayo, “La Loba Feroz,” says “Nicaragua is one big prison”

febrero 26, 2023

*Interview with Expediente Público and Café con Voz: released political prisoner known as “La Loba Feroz,” or the “Fierce Wolf,” originally from the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbó located in Masaya, Nicaragua, tells the story of his imprisonment during which he […]

Alejandra Pérez

Former political prisoner Alejandra Pérez González was sentenced to eight years in prison in Nicaragua for simply giving her opinion on social media

febrero 26, 2023

*The young woman from Managua, who was detained on November 6, 2021, was accused of “betraying her country,” as established by the Law of Cybercrimes and Law 1055 under which other political opponents have been jailed in the Central American […]

Stories of the 222 Nicaraguans in exile: Alcides Zeledón, detained for 39 months for giving food to protestors

febrero 26, 2023

*Even though Alcides Zeledón received three release orders, the Nicaraguan regime refused to release him from prison until he became part of the 222 exiles.  **In an interview with Expediente Público, the former political prisoner said that he “hope(d) for […]

Puma Shen, director of the China Index: “Pekin takes advantage of political corruption in Latin America”

Puma Shen, director of the China Index: “Pekin takes advantage of political corruption in Latin America”

enero 20, 2023

*China seduced Latin American politicians with economic promises and large-scale investments, but China’s current focus is primarily political, according to Puma Chen, the president of the 2022 China Index, in an interview with Expediente Público.   **The 2022 China Index reveals […]

China Perú Nicaragua DoubleThink Lab

The China Index reveals the Asian giant’s methods of infiltration into society

enero 18, 2023

*The China Index elaborated by the organized Doublethink Lab shows how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) looks to win influence at all levels of society in the countries where it has relationships. **The more emblematic cases in the region […]