The persecution in Nicaragua haunts the families of the detainees.
The creator of the hit series "Riverdale", Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, has not heard from his father in almost 100 days, when the Nicaraguan National Police arrested and kidnapped him.
Currently, Francisco - a former ambassador of that country to the United States - remains in prison on allegedly unsubstantiated charges, without being able to see his family or his lawyer.
It is a strategy of violence and repression that has been increasing, now that President Daniel Ortega is seeking a fourth term in next month's elections.
Isa Soares has more on the silenced voices of Nicaragua.
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