the country's regime under resident daniel 0rtega crack down hard on the demonstrations. demonstrations. independent media coverage was suppressed, hundreds of people were killed and imprisoned. thousands were forced into exile. many are still missing. rodrigo vazquez was sent on assignment to investigate the causes and the aftermath of the situation, under a cover story of reporting on the 20th anniversary of the sandinista revolution for venezuelan national television. 0n revolution for venezuelan national television. on arrival in managua, rodrigo vazquez was told that none of his planned meetings with government officials would go ahead. we were told that the vice president 0rtega's wife had to personally authorise every single interview. she had not been able to do so because she was dealing, together with her husband, with the possible negotiations with the opposition.- get to the real story, vazquez tracked down one of the student activist who was still in hiding. he described how pa ramilitaries activist who was still in hiding. he described how paramilitaries oil