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Interview with Jonas Caballero
Katie Miranda Podcast
English - November 11, 2021 21:57 - 1 hour - 82.1 MB - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I met Jonas Caballero in 2006 in the West Bank when we were both human rights workers in Hebron. We became inseparable and a mutual friend even referred to him and my shadow and vice versa.
In 2007 he was abruptly arrested by Israeli border police and deported from Palestine.
Eventually, he got a Fullbright scholarship to finish his Master's degree at Cambridge.
Then I didn't hear from him at all for about 8 years.
I heard bits and pieces. I heard he was in a coma and almost died, that he was into drugs, and that he was put into prison for selling drugs.
Then, out of the blue, I got a call from him in March of 2020. He had just been released after serving 2 and a half years out of a 3-year prison sentence. This interview is my attempt to find out what happened and how he got sober and how he got into a career in law. I hope his story inspires you.