By Magda Lanuza (Magda Lanuza is a Nicaraguan sociologist who has worked over 25 years in sustainable development in Nicaragua and in Central America.) [Some background: Bishop Rolando José Álvarez, Catholic Bishop of Matagalpa and Estelí, has this month been placed under house arrest in Matagalpa, and is under investigation for “organizing violent groups to…
Cuba Granma: The hypocrisy of the Assange case If WikiLeaks had revealed the war horrors of any other country, Assange would be a hero, not a criminal. Or if any other nation were moving land and sea to secure the extradition of a journalist who revealed civilian deaths, acts of torture and clandestine military operations…
By Marilyn Carlisle [Marilyn Carlisle has been an educator–mostly in early childhood education–since 1978, when she returned from nine years living in South America. She looked for a way in Baltimore to help people in Argentina who were suffering during the state-sponsored terrorism from 1976 – 1983. The closest thing she found was Central America,…
Vijay Prashad: Latin America’s Fourth Left Wave Since the Cuban Revolution is Social Democratic In the first wave, inspired by the example of the socialist Cuban Revolution, wave after revolutionary wave has flooded Latin America with hope against US imperialism and for a left-wing breakthrough.The first wave was crushed by extreme violence against the…
By Barbara Larcom (Barbara Larcom is the coordinator of Casa Baltimore Limay, a Baltimore, MD-based friendship project linked with San Juan de Limay, in the Esteli Department of Nicaragua. With Nan McCurdy, she is also the co-organizer of the monthly Nicaragua Webinars series. She has visited Nicaragua regularly since 1989.) My government in the United…
Political Prisoner Alex Saab Orinoco Tribune: Venezuelan Lawyer Laila Tajeldine: Alex Saab is a Political Prisoner of the US Empire (Interview) Venezuela Oliver Stone: (video) My Friend Hugo (July 28, 1954 – March 5, 2013) Orinoco Tribune: Hugo Chávez, Leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Was Born 68 Years Ago Simon Bolivar “The Liberator” film…
By Margaret Kimberley (Margaret Kimberley is Executive Editor and Senior Columnist at Black Agenda Report.) [This article was originally published by Black Agenda Report on July 20, 2022.] Genuine peoples’ holidays are hard to come by in the U.S. But in Nicaragua the ongoing revolutionary process is widely celebrated. Holidays in the United States celebrate…
Dan Kovalik is an American human rights, labor rights lawyer and peace activist. He has contributed articles to CounterPunch, The Huffington Post and TeleSUR. He taught International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Kovalik has been involved in international human rights and social justice, mainly in Latin America. Kovalik’s first book,…
Political Prisoner Alex Saab Message from Camilla Saab, wife of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab kidnapped and imprisoned by the United States for avoiding the sanctions of the United States against the Venezuelan people Nicaragua COHA (John Perry): Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation July 19th is…
NICARAGUA WEBINAR Hosted by ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE “Reporting Back: Celebrating the 43rd Anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution” Sunday, July 24 View and Share the Webinar HERE On July 19, the people of Nicaragua celebrated 43 years since the Sandinista triumph over the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Solidarity advocates of all ages…
