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Artist: Melvin Wallace, Editor Carlos Domingo Cuadra, Sr. Writer Confronting Bodies: members of the Sandinista Popular Army Date of Action: January 25, 1980 Specific Location: Description of Artwork: "El Pueblo" was a Maoist newspaper in Nicaragua, known to urge its readers to sabotage the state economy. Description of Incident: The newspaper was described as counter-revolutionary by the Nicaraguan authorities and closed- down by members of the Sandinista Popular Army. They seized the machinery, materials, and office equipment and arrested two journalists and their assistant. Results of Incident: The newspaper never reopened. As of June 1981 all those arrested had been released. Source: Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission of Human Rights |