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…
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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…
Nicaragua, Webinars
Sunday, February 20th Webinar Recording: Nicaragua Joins the New Silk Road: What May This Mean for the Nation?
ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE invites you to a webinar Nicaragua Joins the New Silk Road: What May This Mean for the Nation? español abajo Please join us for this 75-minute webinar about Nicaragua’s recently deepened relationship with the People’s Republic of China, in which it entered the Belt and Road Initiative popularly known as…
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Venezuela & ALBA News 2.18.2022: National Lawyers Guild statement calls for immediate release of Alex Saab
US Political Prisoner Alex Saab National Lawyers Guild International Calls for the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab The NLG International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the US in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections. The arrest, extradition and continued imprisonment…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: How Nicaragua Fights Poverty & Empowers Women through the Ministry of Family Economy
Speaker Change for Sunday Webinar The Nicaragua Network and AFGJ had reported that the speaker for the Sunday Feb. 20 Webinar (3pm ET) would be Laureano Ortega. Mr. Ortega cannot be with us and in his place we are honored to have Finance Minister Ivan Acosta. Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván has been Minister of Finance…
#FreeAlexSaab, Alba countries, Cuba, Free Alex Saab Campaign, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly Newsletter, Webinars
Venezuela & ALBA News 2.11.2022: Armed Conflict Increases on Venezuela-Colombia Border
Venezuela Mision Verdad: Actions against Colombian paramilitaries in Venezuela increase Bolivarian National Armed Forces deployed troops in the border of the Arauca River after the clashes that Colombian armed groups have been holding since the end of 2021. They are the 10th Front of the so-called dissidences of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: We Won’t Rest in Defending the Revolution
By William Grigsby Vado [Transcribed and translated by Miguel Mairena and Nan McCurdy from “Sin Fronteras, Feb. 4, 2022, minute 7 to 27 and a short selection from Feb. 9] (William Grigsby is a Nicaraguan journalist, analyst and historian.) Let us begin with the decision taken by the National Assembly at the request of the…
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Venezuela & ALBA News 2.4.2021: Cuba has endured the US Blockade for 60 years; webinar video with Camila Saab and Oscar Lopez Rivera; today Hugo Chavez made history
Imagine a country developing and producing its own Covid-19 vaccines, enough to cover its entire population, but being unable to inoculate everyone because of a syringe shortage…. Because of the 60-year US embargo, which punishes civilians during a pandemic, Cuba is facing a shortage of millions of syringes. This reality is a consequence of what…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: 2021: A Year of Big Advances in Nicaragua
By Nan McCurdy [This article is an updated version of a webinar presentation given December 18 hosted by Task Force on the Americas, Ecumenical Peace Institute, and Mt Diablo Peace & Justice Center.] In 2021 Nicaragua made great leaps in improving lives and recuperating essential rights! Defending Sovereignty In my opinion the most important advance…
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Venezuela & ALBA News 1.28.2022: February 3 with Camila Saab; Report by Maria Paez Victor on Venezuela’s Political and Economic Advances; upcoming delegations
US Political Prisoner Alex Saab February 3: Webinar with Camila Saab, wife of Venezuela diplomat and US political prisoner Alex Saab Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers “violation” of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela…