"The Nicaraguan government attempted to limit us, but we kept lending support to the people that needed it," Ruiz said.
"All we had in hand was our country's flag," said Ruiz, recalling the protest spirit amid the violence.
"Álvaro Conrado, a student who died that day, begged for his life before he was shot and killed. 'Don't kill me, don't kill me,' Ruiz recalls him saying moments before he died. He was 15."
"What started as a beautiful movement was stained forever," she said, reflecting on the lasting impact of the government's response.
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