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Gioconda Belli

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Writer and poet Belli was one of three PEN Nicaragua members to be subjected to harassment through the circulation of an anonymous video which identified them as behind a terrorist conspiracy against the Nicaraguan government. Belli went into exile in February 2022, splitting her time between Spain and the United States. Meanwhile, the Nicaraguan National Assembly canceled the legality of six NGOs, including PEN Nicaragua.