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Viewfinder: An Anti-Government Protester's Funeral in Nicaragua

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Sep 19, 2018
Updated on: Sep 18, 2018

Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of 26-year-old Ezequiel Leiva, who died in the hospital three months after being injured during anti-government protests, on September 18th, 2018, in Managua, Nicaragua. More than 300 protesters were killed in Nicaragua during months of unrest following demonstrations against President Daniel Ortega's government.
(Photo: Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images)

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