'I won't stay silent': Nicaragua's 'blond commander' vows to fight on from exile

Anti-Ortega hero Nahmoy Urbina flees to Costa Rica after new terrorism law sparks ‘witch hunt’

Branded a terrorist by the government and a hero by her fellow protesters, Nahomy Urbina, has become a leading figure in the uprising against Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua.

Known as “comandante macha”, or the blond commander, she has earned widespread respect not only for her efforts in mobilising young people since protests began in April, but for doing so in the face of a cancer diagnosis.

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