Masaya

Celebrating The Sandinista Revolution, Ongoing Resistance To US Intervention

July 13, 2023 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, Nicaragua, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance/Clearing the Fog, July 11, 2023 On July 19, Nicaraguans will celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This month also marks the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the US-backed coup attempt against President Daniel Ortega. Clearing the FOG speaks with solidarity activist and journalist John Perry, who is based in Masaya,[…]

Nicaragua Celebrates 43 Years of Revolution:A Clash Between Reality and Media Misrepresentation

July 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Nicaragua, Peoples' Movements, Propaganda, Public Health, Socialism

by John Perry, published on Council on Hemospheric Affairs Website, July 19, 2022 July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it’s yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. We’ll hear again about[…]