This show is a follow up to our last episode about the indigenous led peasant movement in Nicaragua - in defense of land, water and sovereignty. On that episode David de la Gran of KPFA’s La Onda Bajita spoke with Medardo Mairena, one of the most prominent leaders of Nicaragua’s peasant movement, and a recently released political prisoner. His sentence by Ortega’s government was for 200 years…

Today, we are joined by another courageous leader and recently released political prisoner. Edwin Carcache is a bit younger than Medardo Mairena --

On Tuesday June 11, 2019 Edwin Carcache, a charismatic student leader and journalist, was one of 56 political prisoners released from jail in Nicaragua, after nearly 10 months of illegal detention.

Today, we will speak with him about what he is fighting for, the role of women and young people in particular in the freedom movement, how the United States is involved in ongoing injustice and human rights violations, and more.