By John Perry [John Perry is based in Nicaragua and writes on Central America for The Nation, The London Review of Books, OpenDemocracy, The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Counterpunch and other outlets.] According to Reuters, when Daniel Ortega’s government “began arresting presidential contenders,” tens of thousands of people “slipped into exile” in the United States…
Venezuela Venezuelanalysis: Hardline Venezuelan Opposition Relents and Agrees to Participate in Elections Opposition figure Henry Ramos Allup said the decision to take part in the vote had the blessing of the US, Canada, and the European Union. The decision by the Unitary Platform (Democratic Action, Popular Will, Justice First and A New Era) marks…
By Netfa Freeman [This article was first published by Black Agenda Report on 25 Aug 2021: https://blackagendareport.com/nicaragua-revolutionary-crossroads-and-imperialist-crosshairs] (Netfa Freeman is an organizer in Pan-African Community Action (PACA) and on the Coordinating Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. Netfa is also co-host/producer of the WPFW radio show and podcast Voices With Vision. He recently participated…
Orinoco Tribune: The Right Wing Was Forced to Resume the Path of Dialogue The opposition sectors have been forced to resume the path of dialogue because of the defeat that the Venezuelan people and the Bolivarian Revolution have inflicted on them. Orinoco Tribune: Datanálisis Poll – Was 2021 Better or Worse for Venezuela? “Despite the…
By Becca Mohally Renk [This article was originally published on the Casa Ben Linder blog at https://www.casabenjaminlinder.org/navigatingnicaragua/tr700abwmbf4hvks4lc05u75ewin6e .] (Becca Mohally Renk is part of the Jubilee House Community, which works in sustainable development in Ciudad Sandino. The JHC also works to educate visitors to Nicaragua, including through their hospitality and solidarity cultural center at Casa…
View the Nicaragua Network in our Monthly Webinar Series: Sunday, August 22: What’s at Stake in Nicaragua’s 2021 Elections 12 PM PT / 1 PM NICARAGUA / 3 PM ET / 8 PM GREENWICH, UK The national elections in Nicaragua, to be held on November 7, are caught in controversy. This month’s webinar speaker, Sofia Clark,…
Join the Nicaragua Network in our Monthly Webinar Series: Sunday, August 22: What’s at Stake in Nicaragua’s 2021 Elections 12 PM PT / 1 PM NICARAGUA / 3 PM ET / 8 PM GREENWICH, UK The national elections in Nicaragua, to be held on November 7, are caught in controversy. This month’s webinar speaker, Sofia Clark, will address…
By John Perry This article was originally published by NACLA on August 6, 2021: https://nacla.org/sanctions-may-impoverish-nicaraguans-won%27t-change-their-vote [John Perry is based in Nicaragua and writes on Central America for The Nation, The London Review of Books, openDemocracy, The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Counterpunch and other outlets.] In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua “an unusual and extraordinary…
Inauguration Speech of Peru President Pedro Castillo, July 28, 2021 Mision Verdad: Perú on the Lima Group: ‘The Most Disastrous Thing We Have Done in International Politics’The so-called Lima Group and its attempts to force regime change in Venezuela seems to have now come to an end with the arrival of Pedro Castillo to the…
By Arnold Matlin [This essay appeared in The Livingston County News on July 29, 2021.] (Dr. Arnold Matlin traveled to Nicaragua for the first time in 1988, and has been in solidarity with the Nicaraguan Revolution since then, receiving the Medal of the 25th Anniversary of the Revolution in 2004. He is a member of…
