Following Indamiro Restano Díaz's first detention in 1985, state media outlets were banned from hiring him. After founding El Movimiento Armonía (MAR), Díaz was arrested twice In 1991, and sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of rebellion for organizing an opposition group. He was released in 1995 after receiving the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. On January 1, 2025, at 76 years old, Díaz passed away in Miami.