NicaNotes: UN Human Rights Council Again Supports US Regime Change Plans for Nicaragua

By Alfred de Zayas and John Perry [This article has also been published in Counterpunch, Popular Resistance, Dissident Voice, Resumen Latinoamericano, Orinoco Tribune, Black Agenda Report, and Global Research]  Alfred de Zayas is Professor of International Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and a former UN Independent Expert on International Order (2012-18). John Perry…

Delegation announcement! Venezuela: Celebrating 22 Years of Sovereignty and Popular Power

Join us in Venezuela to support the Bolivarian Revolution and witness popular democracy in action Join us in Venezuela during its presidential elections to witness, experience and learn about popular democracy in action and celebrate 22 years of the Bolivarian Revolution since the attempted coup against President Hugo Chávez. When: July 21-31, 2024 Cost: $1,450/person*…

NicaNotes: The Truth Was Almost Killed in Nicaragua: Survivor of Radio Station Attack by U.S. Backed Criminals during 2018 Coup Attempt Recounts Harrowing Ordeal

By Jeremy Kuzmarov (Jeremy Kuzmarov is Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine and is the author of five books on U.S. foreign policy. This article was published by CovertAction on March 25, 2024.) Carlos Alfaro León, 46, is a sports journalist who covers baseball and boxing matches for La Nueva Radio Ya, Nicaragua’s top rated radio station.…

Venezuela & ALBA News: Venezuela Thwarts New US-Backed Assassination Attempts; Alfred de Zayas on Unilateral Coercive Measures

Orinoco Tribune: President Maduro Calls Vente Venezuela Terrorist Organization, Warns of Attacks He condemned the attempted attack against him by extremist factions, and denouncing the far-right opposition organization Vente Venezuela as a “terrorist movement” that threatens not only his life, but the peace and stability of the country. Over the course of two weeks, two…

Finally, Florida judge withdraws all charges against Álex Saab three months after his release

This Friday Florida Judge Robert Scola signed the final dismissal of all charges against the Colombian-Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was kidnapped, incarcerated and tortured by the U.S. prison system for several years for sending food, fuel and medicine to Venezuela during the pandemic, circumventing deadly U.S. sanctions against the Venezuelan people. The document below explains that…

Venezuela & ALBA News: US Military makes threat against ALBA Countries; Venezuela prepares for Presidential Election

PeoplesDispatch: Venezuela’s election in the crosshairs of new US regime change scheme Venezuela has long been a target for US intervention because of its efforts to build an alternative model to the neoliberal capitalism. First theorized and implemented under the leadership of Chávez, the Bolivarian Revolution puts forward a new model that emphasizes using the country’s…

NicaNotes: Climate Justice = Holistic Transformation, Not Tinkering around the Edges

By Helen Yuill Helen Yuill lives in London and works for the UK-based Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. [This article was originally published on 29 February 2024 on the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign web page.) ‘The climate crisis has many dimensions: social, political, economic, environmental, moral, ethical, and ideological. The way out of the crisis must address the root…

Venezuela & ALBA News 3.15. 2024: Venezuela 2024 Presidential Election set for July 28, anniversary of Hugo Chavez’ Birthday

Cuba Granma: U.S. intelligence services operate against Cuba’s finances The maneuvers carried out to induce inflation within the Cuban market, which have been divided into four stages: shortages, induced inflation, supply boycott and financial blockade. The aims of the most recent onslaught of the CIA and associated agencies are to attack the currency, not only…