Nicaragua Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/latin-america/nicaragua/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:10:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://i0.wp.com/johnriddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-John-Riddell-Icon-Final-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nicaragua Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/latin-america/nicaragua/ 32 32 22825446 New Nicaraguan law challenges violence against women https://johnriddell.com/2012/11/21/new-nicaraguan-law-challenges-violence-against-women/ https://johnriddell.com/2012/11/21/new-nicaraguan-law-challenges-violence-against-women/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:06:36 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=1277 By John Riddell. Nicaragua’s adoption this year of a sweeping law for prevention and punishment of violence against women marks an important gain for women’s rights in this Central American country, says Sandra Ramos, founder and director of the “Maria Elena Cuadra” Movement for Working and Unemployed Women (MEC). Addressing a meeting at Casa Maíz […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2012/11/21/new-nicaraguan-law-challenges-violence-against-women/feed/ 0 1277 Washington threatens reprisals against Nicaragua’s voters https://johnriddell.com/2012/02/02/washington-threatens-reprisals-against-nicaraguas-voters/ https://johnriddell.com/2012/02/02/washington-threatens-reprisals-against-nicaraguas-voters/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:03:16 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=858 An interview with Felipe Stuart Cournoyer. In a fit of petulant anger, the U.S. government lashed out on January 25 against the outcome of Nicaragua’s recent presidential election. To understand the context of the U.S. threats, I talked to Felipe Stuart Cournoyer, a Nicaraguan citizen and member of Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).(1) Riddell: U.S. […]

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