the president of the central american country, daniel 0rtega, is deeply unpopular with the protestorsace reports now, from the capital managua. every morning, they wait. wives, mothers, grandmothers, hoping for news. the other side of these gates, nicaragua's most infamous prison, el chipote. a0 years ago, the nicaraguan rebels known as the sandinistas were tortured here. now, under president daniel 0rtega, who helped lead the 1979 sandinista revolution, the cells are filling up again. hundreds are being held. elida's17—year—old son is one of them. translation: i am sad, because i know my son needs me. what i want is for them to give me back my son, because he's innocent. that's what i beg for, to have him back. he was one of hundreds of thousands who took to the streets to protest against president 0rtega. what began as a stand against pension reforms snowballed into widespread civil unrest. so far, more than 350 have died, many of them students. remembered on this busy roundabout in nicaragua's capital. alvaro was only 15, he was a child. his death was a catalyst. it led to hundreds