Please plan to attend a webinar with Nicaragua’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Denis Moncada on Thursday, September 23. Register here: bit.ly/nicasolidarity or scroll to the end of NicaNotes for more information. Stop US-Directed Regime Change in Nicaragua; Stop the RENACER Act! [This article was first published in Popular Resistance on Sept. 14, 2021.] On Monday, September…
View the Nicaragua Network Monthly Webinar: Nicaragua Advances, Despite Attacks from Left and Right In the run-up to Nicaragua’s November elections, prominent left-wing figures and others are criticizing Daniel Ortega’s government. Our September speakers will carefully examine claims of the critics. John Perry asks what these detractors are calling for, and how this squares with what Nicaraguans…
Venezuelanalysis: Cape Verde Constitutional Court Approves Extradition of Venezuelan Envoy Alex Saab A member of Saab’s legal team said the “matter was not closed” and the defense would continue to fight to stop his extradition. According to Cape Verde law, Saab could be extradited to the United States to face trial in Florida as early…
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…
A Conversation with Héctor Béjar – Peru’s former Foreign Minister His resignation as Peru’s foreign minister is undoubtedly the first and hardest blow against the current government of President Castillo and the process of change that the president is trying to promote. Bejar was the most important member in Castillo’s entire cabinet, the one with the greatest ideological formation…
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…
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,…
Abby Martin Empire Files: CIA Stories: The Cuban Who Conned the CIA He discusses US attempted coup in Cuba, where he was to to be made president, and similar CIA operations in Venezuela, Libya, Ukraine and Honduras Fightback News: Huge election turnout for Maduro’s PSUV 75% of the candidates running are new candidates. All…
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…
