Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-06: News Headlines

Daniel Kovalik, John Perry, MR Online. (2023-08-05). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored. popularresistance.org By July 2018, three months of violence—over 200 deaths on both sides, including 22 police officers, kidnappings, torture and destruction of property—had exhausted the Nicaraguan population, and they were desperate for the government to restore order. The calls for the government to clear the tranques (roadblocks) that had strangled the country became deafening. Daniel Ortega's strategy had worked: had he removed the roadblocks too soon, the resistance might have been much more violent, and it would have left deeply divided communities. He had waited until he had the backing of most of the population.

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2023-08-04: News Headlines

midwesternmarx (2023-08-04). The revolutionary legacy of the Sandinistas By: Danny Shaw. midwesternmarx.com Today, the workers and oppressed people of the world stand together to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. This article looks at the historic accomplishments of the 1979 revolution and honors the fallen Sandinista fighters who risked and sacrificed everything to free their country. 'A Son of a Bitch, but Our Son of a Bitch' Beginning in 1502, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish empire invaded the land that would come to be known as Nica …

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's New President Condemns Imperialism. popularresistance.org The new president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism, invoking his country's past revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and quoting Che Guevara. | The West African nation has also formed close diplomatic ties with the revolutionary governments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, as well as with NATO's arch-rival Russia. | In January 2022, a group of nationalist military officers in Burkina Faso toppled the president, Roch Kaboré, a wealthy banker who had fostered close ties with the country's former colonizer, France, where he was educated.

Fiona Edwards, Eyes on Latin America. (2023-08-04). Nicaragua Is Standing Firm Against US Imperialism. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan people have struggled courageously to defend their right to determine their own future in the face of Washington's assaults. From resisting the U.S.'s contra war of the 1980s to opposing the devastating impacts of neo-liberalism in the 1990s and early 2000s, which was imposed on the country following an electoral defeat in 1990 of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in an election taking place under the direct threat of military attacks by the U.S. armed and backed contras, the Sandinistas have led a relentless struggle to defend Nicaragua's sovereignty and improve the living standards…

Daniel Kovalik (2023-08-04). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. mronline.org This final article, covering the period from mid-July to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath.

Editor (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. mronline.org Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a "refoundation of the nation", invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Domenico Moro (2023-08-04). La Dialettica di Globalizzazione e Deglobalizzazione nello Scontro tra Usa E Cina. globalresearch.ca Recentemente sono avvenuti dei fatti riguardo ai quali i mass media italiani non hanno dato il giusto risalto e che dimostrano, da una parte, l'estendersi del contrasto tra Usa e Cina e, dall'altra parte, l'emergere di contraddizioni interne, che investono …


mforinoco (2023-08-03). Guatemala in Electoral Context 2023. orinocotribune.com By Ollantay Itzamná — Jul 31, 2023 | On August 20, Guatemala will vote for more neoliberalism, more racism, and continued dispossession of indigenous territories. | Last June 25, the general elections were held to elect president and vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress of the Republic, 20 supranational deputies to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal governments. | A total of 9.3 million Guatemalans were called to cast their vote both in Guatemala and abroad. Thirty political organizations and 22 presidential candidates participated. Three presidential binomials, under different argumen…


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2023-08-02: News Headlines

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Nicaragua afirma que EE. UU. y OTAN intentan destruir Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente de Nicaragua aseveró que el conflicto en Ucrania debilita la economía en los países europeos y EE.UU..

John Perry, Erik Mar, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-08-01). Nicaraguan Officials Hit With Sanctions Based On False Accusations. popularresistance.org On December 9, 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Sadrach Zelodón Rocha and Yohaira Hernández Chirino, the well-known Sandinista mayor and vice mayor of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, accusing both of "promoting and supporting grievous violations of human rights." | The sanctions, subjecting both to "an asset freeze and travel ban," also extended to members of their immediate families. As one of us has known Zeledón Rocha and the rest of his immediate family for more than 30 years, the accusations struck us mostly as false. Furthermore, if they turned out to be true, the punishments seemed str…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-01). Alliance for Global Justice Joins Nicaraguans and Solidarity Movements in Celebration of the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution (Report-Back). orinocotribune.com By Natalia Burdy≈Ñska-Schuurman — Jul 30, 2023 | Last week, Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) was among the thousands of Nicaraguan citizens, youth and international delegates present at the 44th Anniversary celebration of the Sandinista Popular Revolution in Managua, Nicaragua. I was honored and ecstatic to be part of this shared space to rejoice in the sustained peace, prosperity and gains for the Nicaraguan people with fellow internationalists committed to uplifting Nicaragua's example of resilience and self-determination to the world. | For decades, Nicaragua has been the target of countles…

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Ortega afirma que EE. UU. y OTAN intentan destruir Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente de Nicaragua aseveró que el conflicto en Ucrania debilita la economía en los países europeos y EE.UU..

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). NATO is determined to defeat Russia, Nicaraguan president states. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the United States at the helm, is determined to defeat Russia in the war against Ukraine.

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2023-08-01: News Headlines

John Perry, Erik Mar, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-08-01). Nicaraguan Officials Hit With Sanctions Based On False Accusations. popularresistance.org On December 9, 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Sadrach Zelodón Rocha and Yohaira Hernández Chirino, the well-known Sandinista mayor and vice mayor of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, accusing both of "promoting and supporting grievous violations of human rights." | The sanctions, subjecting both to "an asset freeze and travel ban," also extended to members of their immediate families. As one of us has known Zeledón Rocha and the rest of his immediate family for more than 30 years, the accusations struck us mostly as false. Furthermore, if they turned out to be true, the punishments seemed str…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-01). Alliance for Global Justice Joins Nicaraguans and Solidarity Movements in Celebration of the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution (Report-Back). orinocotribune.com By Natalia Burdy≈Ñska-Schuurman — Jul 30, 2023 | Last week, Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) was among the thousands of Nicaraguan citizens, youth and international delegates present at the 44th Anniversary celebration of the Sandinista Popular Revolution in Managua, Nicaragua. I was honored and ecstatic to be part of this shared space to rejoice in the sustained peace, prosperity and gains for the Nicaraguan people with fellow internationalists committed to uplifting Nicaragua's example of resilience and self-determination to the world. | For decades, Nicaragua has been the target of countles…

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Ortega afirma que EE. UU. y OTAN intentan destruir Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente de Nicaragua aseveró que el conflicto en Ucrania debilita la economía en los países europeos y EE.UU..

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). NATO is determined to defeat Russia, Nicaraguan president states. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the United States at the helm, is determined to defeat Russia in the war against Ukraine.

John Perry (2023-07-31). Nicaraguan Government Officials Are Being Hit With Sanctions Based on False Accusations. orinocotribune.com By John Perry and Erik Mar — Jul 28, 2023 | A Popular Mayor Who Worked to Improve Matagalpa's Public Housing, Health, Transportation, Educational and Recreational Infrastructure Has Been Sanctioned for Human Rights Violations When There is No Compelling Evidence. | Nicaragua Is Among 40 Countries Targeted Under Cruel Sanctions Regime | On December 9, 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Sadrach Zelodón Rocha and Yohaira Hernández Chirino, the well-known Sandinista mayor and vice mayor of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, accusing both of "promoting and supporting grievous violations of human r…

Reverend Fred Morris (2023-07-31). Bishop Alvarez and the U.S. April 2018 Insurrection against Nicaragua: An Open Letter to President Lula of Brazil. globalresearch.ca


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