The Nicaraguan government has freed more than 200 political prisoners and expelled them from the country. Many of those released were incarcerated for years for opposing the country’s leadership. All of them have been granted humanitarian protections in the Unites States. VOA’s Verónica Villafañe reports.
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VOA Correspondent's Twitter Suspension Causes Media Storm
VOA News Center’s chief national correspondent Steve Herman was suspended from Twitter, along with eight other journalists, for referencing a banned account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet. VOA, the Association for International.
On the outskirts of Doha, Qatar, far from World Cup action, the migrants who built the infrastructure for the global football event can't witness it firsthand. But they have created a parallel fan zone in an industrial area called Asian Town to partake in the excitement. Iacopo Luzi contrasts two very different fan experiences in this report narrated by Roderick James.
Some fans who traveled to Qatar to watch their national teams compete in the World Cup say they are having trouble getting tickets at the venue. This is forcing many to pay exorbitant prices to watch matches. Iacopo Luzi reports from Doha, Qatar. Camera: Iacopo Luzi, Nelson Vignolles.
Hurricane Ian has claimed the lives of dozens of people, with many of those deaths taking place in Lee County, Florida, home to the city of Fort Myers. The city was devastated by wind and water, but a few homes and businesses still managed to survive. For VOA News, reporter Iacopo Luzi has the story of one such business.