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Nicaragua : une autocratie conservatrice, prédatrice et répressive
L’enregistrement de la conférence-débat avec Bernard Duterme (directeur du CETRI, auteur de Toujours sandiniste, le Nicaragua ?), Jimena Reyes (directrice Amériques FIDH), Melissa Vida (rédactrice en chef de Central American News), organisée le 4 décembre par le Réseau international des droits humains (RIDH) et l’Association Belgique-Nicaragua pour la paix et la solidarité.
The opinions expressed and the arguments employed in this document are the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily express the views of the CETRI.
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The Unbearable Manicheanism of the “Anti-Imperialist” Left
4 September 2023
The German socialist August Bebel once commented that antisemitism is the “socialism of fools” because the antisemites recognized capitalist exploitation only if the exploiter happened to be Jewish but who would otherwise turn a blind eye to exploitation emanating from other quarters. Over a (…)
Nicaragua - Appeal to the academic community to sign a declaration of solidarity with the Nicaraguan universities
15 February 2022
The CETRI - Centre tricontinental is conveying this appeal to the academic community to sign a declaration of solidarity with the Nicaraguan universities, once again victims of the Ortega-Murillo regime. Pronouncement regarding the cancellation of the legal status and confiscation of the (…)
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Elite Co-Optation of a Popular Insurrection in Nicaragua
23 July 2020
¡Solo el Pueblo Salva al Pueblo! Introduction The nation-wide protests in Nicaragua of 2018 and its subsequent lethal repression by the government costed the life to at least 322 people (Amnesty International, 2018) and have led to the establishment of a quasi-police state at the hand of (…)
Drijft Nicaraguaanse burgerbeweging Ortega steeds verder in het nauw?
24 April 2019
Nicaragua herdenkt dodelijke protest van een jaar geleden 18 april 2018 staat in de annalen van Nicaragua gebrandmerkt als een van de zwartste dagen uit de geschiedenis van het land. Precies een jaar geleden werd het Centraal-Amerikaanse land door manifestaties overspoeld tegen het regime (…)
The Dubious Impact of Chinese Investment in Latin America
2 June 2016
Much has been made of increased Chinese investment in Latin America, though it is still dwarfed by overall American and Spanish involvement in the region. The initiative China has shown in its efforts to develop the Americas has been admirable. However, as China’s recent foray into Nicaragua to (…)
Nicaragua is Not for Sale
9 July 2015
“¡Nicaragua no se vende!” protesters in the central city of Juigalpa exclaimed during the most recent demonstration opposing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal. This rallying cry, Nicaragua is not for sale, reverberates throughout the country in momentous opposition to the construction of the canal—a (…)
Land of opportunity – and fear – along route of Nicaragua’s giant new canal
20 February 2015
In an era of breathtaking engineering feats, there is unease about what this mega project will mean for people and their homes, wildlife and ecosystems. Will it bring wealth and growth or confusion and destruction? Just north of Punta Gorda, the view of Nicaragua’s Miskito coast is much as (…)
Protests against Nicaragua’s ambitious canal
29 October 2014
The Nicaraguan government, with Chinese aid, is about to begin a historic project: the construction of a new inter-oceanic Canal. But sections of the Nicaraguan population are discontent and protesting against this grand scheme. While Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega remains fairly popular, (…)
No Justice for Nicaraguan Banana Workers
8 September 2010
In July a Los Angeles judge overturned a previous ruling that had awarded $2.3 million in compensation to six Nicaraguan banana workers. Dole Food Company, the workers’ former employer, had authorized the administration of dangerous pesticides that left the men sterile. The U.S. court ruled that (…)
The Disconcerting ‘Success’ of Nicaragua’s Anti-Poverty Programs
24 February 2010
A little more than two months ago, an article appeared on NACLA’s website purporting to be “an objective assessment of President Daniel Ortega’s government in Nicaragua . . . [and] the programs it has put in place that are improving the lives of the poor.” Solidarity activist Katherine Hoyt (…)
Y Tu, Daniel? The Sandinista Revolution Betrayed
10 April 2009
Upon his inauguration as Nicaraguan president in January 2007, Daniel Ortega asserted that his government would represent “the second stage of the Sandinista Revolution.” His election was full of symbolic resonance, coming after 16 years of electoral failures for Ortega and the party he led, the (…)
Two Frentes, One Revolution?
7 July 2008
Facundo Guardado leans back in his chair in a trendy downtown bar in San Salvador and exhales blue smoke from his cigarette. His grizzled face tells of past adventures, and his occasional laugh suggests a spark that could lead to more in the future. Guardado spent his twenties and thirties (…)