Oscar René Vargas is Nicaragua’s Latest Prisoner of Conscience
The internationally-renowned intellectual was arrested in late November, joining an ever-growing list of political prisoners detained by the Ortega regime ...
The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression and Human Rights in South America (Review)
Francesca Lessa's book follows the trials of perpetrators of The Condor Plan, the transnational network of state agents that used ...
Tell Mother I’m in Paradise (Review)
From upper-class Catholic upbringing to opposing the U.S.-backed military regime, a Salvadoran political prisoner tells her extraordinary story of a ...
Political Prisoners to Ortega’s Narrative
In Nicaragua, the story of a government fighting against the U.S. capitalist empire exposes deep contradictions ...
Why Did Daniel Ortega Imprison His Former Comrades?
The detention of political opponents in the lead up to November presidential elections is the latest episode in the FSLN's ...
Alejandro Molina Lara Fought for Workers’ Rights in El Salvador and the United States
Molina Lara died on December 17, 2020. He went into exile in the United States after death squads targeted him ...
Mapuche Political Prisoners Continue Struggle for Land and Freedom
Political imprisonment of Mapuche activists serves as one of many tools in the Chilean state's counterinsurgency arsenal ...
Protesters Detained in Guadalajara Denounce Police Abuse
Mexican protesters share the story of illegal detentions in the aftermath of a police killing ...
