Which Way Forward for Solidarity? By Chuck Kaufman Conversations have been taking place recently about the Nicaraguan government’s decision to arrest certain people for money laundering and violations of the Foreign Agents law passed in October 2020 as well as the December 2020 law making treason a crime. The Foreign Agents law, like the Foreign…
By John Perry (This article was originally published on May 24th by CounterPunch here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/npr-should-ask-where-nicaraguan-non-profits-money-comes-from/ ) Imagine what would happen if the US media discovered that a candidate in the mid-term elections was under investigation by the FBI for receiving money from a foreign government. Then, suppose it was one that’s hostile to the US,…
Please join us for a special briefing on the RENACER Act, which would impose new illegal punitive measures on Nicaragua in the lead-up to its November elections. The legislation is being discussed at the same time in both US chambers of Congress (House and Senate), which is unusual. It seems the powers that be want…
WEBINAR SUNDAY, MAY 23 Amazing Advances on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast: Discrediting US Media Attacks 12 PM Pacific / 1 PM Nicaragua / 3 PM Eastern / 8 PM UK / 9 PM W. Europe REGISTER NOW Join us! Ambassador Francisco Campbell and Rick Sterling are the featured speakers at this 75-minute Zoom webinar. Nan…
Dear Friends, We’re contacting you again to ask urgently for your help to stop new sanctions on Nicaragua. There is currently a bi-partisan bill in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called the RENACER Act that will impose a new set of sanctions on Nicaragua (Illegal coercive measures). Please see talking points below for background information…
International Documentary Premiere Saturday May 15th 5pm Pacific / 6pm Nicaragua / 8pm Eastern View trailer Nicaragua Against Empire highlights resistance by the people and revolutionary government of Nicaragua against Western imperialism, including sanctions and regime change efforts. It is dedicated to uplifting the voices of Nicaraguan people rarely heard in mainstream media, including workers,…
Dear Friends: We need to take action to stop new sanctions on Nicaragua. We thank you in advance for taking action by calling your Representative’s DC office and local offices (find phone number on Representative’s website) as well as by sending emails to your representative. Background: We just learned that a companion bill to the…
Two great friends of Nicaragua have died during the past week. Paul Oquist was born in the US, became a Nicaraguan citizen, and served the Nicaraguan people and their revolution for decades, He was known internationally as a voice crying in the wilderness to save the planet and its environment. Ramsey Clark, a former US…
UPDATES: Link to webinar recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0pL0qJS6dk Send a message to Congress about the RENACER Act: https://afgj.salsalabs.org/no-to-renacer/index.html Sign up for more updates on Nicaragua: https://afgj.salsalabs.org/generalsignup Webinar Slides from Nan McCurdy: Webinar Slides from John Perry: Webinar Slides from Louis Richards: Sunday, April 18, 3pm ET, 2pm Central, 1 pm Mountain and noon Pacific April…
NO MORE SANCTIONS! Tell the U.S. Senate not to pass the RENACER ACT U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would apply more sanctions against Nicaragua on top of those in the 2018 Nica Act. Menendez is joined by Senate co-sponsors Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Kaine (D-VA),…
