Nicaragua

Rebellion Or Counter-Revolution: Made In US Or In Nicaragua?

June 3, 2018 Staff, Telesur Educate! Nicaragua, US Regime Change, USAID

Many wonder if the United States is involved in the student protests of the past month in Nicaragua which attempted to destabilize the country. Western media writes nothing about the issue, while at the same time similar scenarios have played out in Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras, Bolivia and other countries in which the left has made progress. At this moment, three Nicaraguan students are touring Europe and Sweden in search of support for their campaign. At least one of the students represents an organization funded and created by the United States. There is much that indicates that these are not just spontaneous protests. There are many indications that organizations led by the United States waited for the right moment to create chaos, and exacerbate the contradictions to destabilize the democratically elected government of Nicaragua.

Nicaragua,Venezuela: One Enemy, One Fight For Democracy

May 30, 2018 Staff, Telesurtv.net Educate! Class Struggle, Electoral Politics, Latin America, Nicaragua, Protests, Venezuela

Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are all targets of the U.S. government because they challenge control of Latin America and the Caribbean by Western corporate elites and their local allies. By means of soft coups these interests have – at least for now – taken power in Brazil and Argentina, hijacked the government in Ecuador and derailed the peace process in Colombia. Currently, U.S. efforts at regime change focus most urgently on Venezuela and Nicaragua, while reverting to the failed policy of punitive sanctions against Cuba and biding their time for the moment in Bolivia. Despite the relentless psychological warfare campaign to discredit them, the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela defend their peoples' fundamental democratic rights to peaceful economic development focused on human needs rather than corporate profit.

Statement In Support Of Nicaragua

May 19, 2018 the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity Educate! Nicaragua, US Empire, Violence

Commander Daniel Ortega, who has historically raised and defended the flag of the Sandinista Front with his own life, was re-elected in November 2016 by the overwhelming majority of 70% of the electoral vote, in an election of unquestionable democratic character exercise that was monitored by a number of different domestic and international organizations. Since April 18, groups committed to vandalism and violence have been trying to undermine the internal order of the country through blood and fire.

Is The U.S. Meddling In Nicaragua?

May 12, 2018 Edward Hunt, Counterpunch.org Educate! Latin America, Nicaragua, US Imperialism

For the past decade, the United States has been quietly assisting opposition groups in Nicaragua, helping them organize resistance to the country’s popular leftist president Daniel Ortega. U.S. officials hope the country’s opposition groups will create a new political movement that can defeat Ortega at the polls or pressure him into stepping down from power. They fear that without their support, Ortega’s opposition will remain weak and divided, making it impossible for anyone to mount a successful political campaign against the Nicaraguan president. “Our assistance programs are primarily directed at civil society, in order to limit engagement with the central government,” State Department official Juan Gonzalez told Congress in September 2016.

Nicaragua Regains Its Balance After Social Reform Protests

May 3, 2018 By Tortilla Con Sal, Telesurtv.net Resist! Nicaragua, Protests, Reform

Recent disturbances in Nicaragua have served as a kind of who's who, separating anti-imperialists from cynical phonies both inside and outside the country. The tsunami of disinformation has swamped the usual suspect mainstream corporate media outlets and their alternative accomplices, but also other news sites that are generally anti-imperialist on issues such as Syria and Palestine, Russia and Iran. Like Venezuela, Nicaragua is in the crosshairs of the Western elites and their governments because its Sandinista President Daniel Ortega and his team have successfully implemented socialist-inspired policies while also defending the principles of a multi-polar world based on international law.

Unrest In Nicaragua: Time For Dialogue And Reconciliation Free Of Outside Interference

April 28, 2018 Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org Create! Latin America, Nicaragua, Unrest

Before I get into analysis of the current crisis and unrest in Nicaragua, it is apparent from some of the emails we’ve been getting that there are plenty of people who do not understand the role of Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice in the international solidarity movement. The Nicaragua Network was formed in February 1979, six months before the Triumph, to coordinate existing local committees in solidarity with the Sandinista Front for National Liberation-led armed uprising against the Somoza dictatorship. We were not directed by the Frente and we did not advise the Frente on how to run the war or the revolutionary government that followed the Triumph. We experienced joy and sorrow along with our sisters and brothers in Nicaragua, but our JOB, as expressed by numerous Nicaraguans to numerous groups of gringos was to “change our own government.”

The Empire Turns Its Sights On Nicaragua – Again!

April 27, 2018 Don Kovalik, Counterpunch.org Educate! Latin America, Nicaragua, US Imperialism

It was only a matter of time before the US government and its compliant media would once again put Nicaragua in their sights. And, that time has indeed come. Last year, the US House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2017 (NICA Act) which would cut that already-poor country off from loans offered by international financial institutions. Citing the Alliance for Global Justice, Telesur reported at the time that “‘[t]he Nicaraguan government uses foreign assistance from the international financial institutions to support social spending on health and education which have become an ever larger proportion of the national budget.’

Unrest In Nicaragua Through A Gringo’s Eyes

April 26, 2018 John Kotula, Afgj.org Educate! Nicaragua, Unrest

Up until the unrest in Nicaragua began last Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the story being told about Nicaragua in the popular media was a very positive one: the most stable and safe country in Central America, a hip, cheap, new tourist destination, a growing economy, good evaluations by international lenders, a leader in renewable energy, and a happy, contented, welcoming population. You could find any number of magazine and newspaper articles along these lines. The speed with which the unrest in Nicaragua changed this narrative has been absolutely breathtaking. Today, all you can read in the press and especially on social media is that Nicaragua is a country in a deadly crises, wracked by violent protests and counter protests, and oppressed by a murderous “dynastic dictatorship” that lines its own pockets by robbing the impoverished people of the little they have.

Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform

April 25, 2018 Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org Resist! Nicaragua, Protests, Reform

Nicaragua underwent an unprecedented spasm of violence over the past week that was sparked by the government announcement of increased social security withholding rates for business, workers, and a larger government contribution but reductions in pension amounts for some recipients. The protests, which started peacefully, turned violent and some police are accused of disproportionate use of force. Over 20 deaths have occurred including one journalist, and the rioting and looting, which continued into the weekend appeared to expand beyond the original social security demands to incorporate broader grievances and opportunistic vandalism and looting unrelated to demands.

Nicaragua: Next In Line For Regime Change?

April 25, 2018 Staff, Telesurtv.net Educate! Latin America, Nicaragua, Regime Change, US Imperialism

Since April 18, violent protests have taken place across Nicaragua. The protests began a couple of days after the government announced proposed reforms to the social security system, which is running a deficit of around US$75 million a year. The government announced the proposed reforms following the suspension of talks by Nicaragua's private sector business organization, Cosep. Pending possible modifications, the reforms are due to come into effect on July 1. In the protests, as of Friday, 10 people have been killed and over 80 people injured, including at least 30 police officers. Most fatalities resulted from lethal use of firearms by right-wing provocateurs. Mainstream Western media reports cover up the fact that – far from being peaceful – the protests have been characterized by lethal violence from extreme right-wing shock groups trying to destabilize Nicaragua, just as they have done in Venezuela.

Thirteen Years After His Passing, Gary Webb’s Work Lives On

December 11, 2017 Robert Brune, www.popularresistance.org Educate! Drug War, Media, Nicaragua, Truth

Thirteen years ago on December 9, the world lost one of the few remaining investigative truth tellers. Gary Webb, formerly of the San Jose Mercury News ,authored one of the most epic series outlining the cooperation of the CIA and cocaine traffickers from the US backed anti-communist CONTRA rebels. While the circumstances of his death are highly suspect of foul play, his series ‘Dark Alliance’ exposed in tremendous detail as to how the most destructive drug, crack cocaine, was introduced to black neighborhoods in America.

Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up To President Of Nicaragua

March 6, 2017 José Adán Silva, www.ipsnews.net Resist! Farmers, Nicaragua

By José Adán Silva for IPS - MANAGUA, Feb 24 2017 (IPS) - The unequal battle that small farmer Francisca Ramírez is waging against the Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega has become so well-known that people are calling for her security and her rights from the political heart of Europe. Who is she and why did the European Parliament order Nicaragua on Feb. 16 to protect her life and rights, as well as those of thousands of peasant farmers in the centre-south of this impoverished Central American country? Ramírez is a 40-year-old indigenous farmer who has lived all her life in the agricultural municipality of Nueva Guinea, in the Autonomous Region of Caribe Sur, 280 km from the capital.

Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables By 2020

January 10, 2017 Cole Mellino, www.ecowatch.com Create! Clean Energy, Nicaragua, Renewable Energy

By Cole Mellino for Eco Watch - Nicaraguan officials have set goals of 75 percent renewable energy by 2017 and 90 percent by 2020, ProNicaragua reported. An International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report from January 2015 found that “Nicaragua’s renewable energy sector has a bright future, both for utility-scale and small-scale projects, due to the country’s largely untapped renewable resources.” Javier Pentzke, manager of Amayo Wind Farm, told NPR his farm's location on the shores of Lake Nicaragua is one of the top places in the world for wind energy. "You have all the opening here from the lake all the way to the Caribbean, so it's like a tunnel," he said.

Nicaragua, World Champion of Gender Equality in Politics

November 20, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Create! Nicaragua, Women's Rights

By Staff of Telesur. Before Sunday's elections, 42 percent of lawmakers were women, making Nicaragua the country with the highest rate of women representation. Half of the candidates running for legislative elections Sunday were women and Congress will be split 50-50 between women and men, as decreed by a 2012 bill that was part of a general effort to address gender inequality in the country. Before Sunday's elections, about 42 percent of parliamentary seats were occupied by women, making Nicaragua the country with the highest rate of female legislators — and ministers — in the world, ahead of Switzerland, Finland, France, Cape Verde and Norway. According to the latest gender gap report released in April by the World Economic Forum, Nicaragua had the best record in all of Latin America and is ranked 10th globally out of 145 countries.

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