Nicaragua

NicaNotes: Nicaragua Defangs US Regime Change Tactics by Renewing Partnership with China and Leaving the OAS

By Ben Gutman [This article was first published on January 20, 2022, by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) at https://www.coha.org/nicaragua-a-renewed-partnership-with-china-defangs-us-regime-change-tactics/] (Ben Gutman is an independent writer, researcher, and organizer. He is currently working on the outsourcing of US border militarization to Guatemala in collaboration with the Guatemala Solidarity Project and the Promoters of Migrant…

Venezuela & ALBA News 3.11.2022: ALBA Countries Recognize Ukraine War as US Empire’s Attempt to Maintain its World Domination

Evo Morales remembers Hugo Chavez  We remember 9 years [died March 5, 2013] of the departure of our brother, comrade and commander, Hugo Chávez Frías, amidst the pain of millions of Venezuelans and Latin Americans who said goodbye to the great revolutionary leader who opened the path of Socialism of the XXI Century for the…

Venezuela & ALBA News #390 3.4.2022: ALBA Countries Statements on Ukraine; Upcoming Webinars and Delegations

Venezuela Venezuela’s Representative to the UN address to the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine “We regret to note that the current escalation, with the painful and terrible loss of life that it has entailed, originates from the breach of the Minsk Agreements under the encouragement of the United States of America. The…

NicaNotes: The Gains of Nicaraguan Women during the Second Sandinista Government

By Stansfield Smith [Stan Smith was on delegations to Nicaragua in February 2020 and October 2021. He is editor of the Alliance for Global Justice’s “Venezuela & ALBA Weekly News” and https://chicagoalbasolidarity.org/.] Women, particularly those in the Third World, often find themselves with limited ability to participate in community organizations and political life because of…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.25.2022 Venezuela and Nicaragua Stand with Russia against US Provocations in Ukraine

Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism (This is before war broke out) President Maduro stated, “Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support…

NicaNotes: ‘The mouse kills the cat’: Augusto Cesar Sandino’s rebellion against the US: How Sandino fought for Nicaragua’s independence, lost, and remained a hero for its people

By Dan Kovalik (Daniel Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and is author of the recently-released No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using “Humanitarian” Intervention to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests.) [This article originally appeared on rt.com at https://www.rt.com/news/550092-augusto-cesar-sandino-nicaraguan/ on Feb. 21, the anniversary of Sandino’s…