Freed Nicaragua dissidents tell of torture, fear in prison
Nicaraguan dissidents who spent months or even years behind bars before being freed describe prison hideous conditions that included torture.
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Nicaraguan dissidents who spent months or even years behind bars before being freed describe prison hideous conditions that included torture.
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