Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Authoritarian regimes don’t just suppress dissent — they manufacture legitimacy.

In HRF’s new podcast, The Dissident’s Mic, Nicaraguan opposition leader Félix Maradiaga explains why he entered a race he knew couldn’t be free or fair: to expose electoral fraud, challenge Daniel Ortega’s false legitimacy, and demonstrate the power of nonviolent resistance.

Listen to it here: hrf.org/podcast/the-dissident-mic

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