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Protesters in Nicaragua demand justice. They march down a street holding a large white banner that says ' Justicia' in blue. Many of the protesters hold Nicaragua flags.

Nicaragua - Opposition Members Released From Prison and Forced into Exile

Nicaragua has been experiencing a deep political crisis since 2018, when the current president Daniel Ortega, won a fourth consecutive term in a disputed election. This sparked massive civilian and opposition protests, these demonstrations have consistently encountered a violent response, and many citizens have suffered persecution and imprisonment. Now, in a dubious move, the Nicaraguan government has released 222 opposition members from prison and forced them into exile in the U.S.

Nicaragua - Opposition Members Released From Prison and Forced into Exile

Cuba - US relations

As a one party Marxist-Leninist state, severe political repression removes the democratic right of Cuban citizens. They are denied trial, freedom of speech, and movement. As a result the United States placed an embargo on the country making economic, commercial, and financial business operations there illegal. Read more about how the lives of Cubans continues to be impacted, and how relations have changed over the years.

Cuba - US relations

Guatemala is losing its own fight against corruption

Back in 2016 Guatemala set the example for all Latin American countries with its hard stance against corruption. National protests led to the incarcaration of former president Molina. In 2020 though, the CICIG is defunct, corruption remains uninvestigated, drug trafficking is rife, human rights budgets have been cut, and efforts to stop impunity are being attacked.

Guatemala is losing its own fight against corruption

The economic and social crisis in Puerto Rico

Although Puerto Ricans are apart of the United States, and have citizenship, they severely lack political representation. They are a land caught between celebrating their own nationalism, and a U.S territory - but with little support from the mainland. The island continues to struggle with debt, natural disasters, and political instability.

The economic and social crisis in Puerto Rico

Man on his back with the flag of Haiti on his shoulders.

Political crisis in Haiti

Tensions in Haiti have escalated following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse. President Moïse, had been in power since 2017 and, according to the opposition, should have finished his term in February this year, but Moïse claimed he still had a year left in office. Many saw this as an attempt to establish a dictatorship, and it was one of the many reasons for the mass protests in Haiti in recent months, but this unfortunate turn only worsens the precarious situation in the Caribbean country.

Political crisis in Haiti

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