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Human rights lawyer and activist Dan Kovalik discusses with Tortilla con Sal's coordinator Stephen Sefton the role and relevance of international law and the UN system in the context of the zionist genocide in Palestine, facilitated by the US and its European and other allies.

Dan Kovalik and Don Debar were election observers for the elections in the Russian Federation from March 15th to 17th. They discuss with Camila Escalante and Stephen Sefton the results, the meaning of President Vladimir Putin's unprecedented electoral endorsement and also the horrific terrorist attack in Moscow this week and its likely consequences.

Haiti's people face another period of crisis, suffering and uncertainty as they strive to defend their self-determination against US and allied intervention and the treachery of the country's corrupt ruling elite. Danny Shaw is a professor at New York's City University and has visited and studied the Haitian popular movement for almost 30 years. He kindly agreed to discuss what is happening in Haiti with us at Tortilla con Sal .

90 Años de Patrimonio, de Testimonio, Herencia y Valentía

Human rights law specialist Dan Kovalik discusses with Stephen Sefton the relevance of international law such as the Genocide Convention to the current brazen genocide by the Israeli government against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories of Gaza and the West Bank.

11 de noviembre 2023 - el Presidente Nicolás Maduro envía saludos bolivarianos al Presidente Comandante Daniel para felicitarlo en su cumpleanos.

Author, human rights academic and activist Dan Kovalik discussing events in Gaza and their context with Stephen Sefton, Nicaraguan writer. Much of the information discussed comes from contacts in Gaza but also outlets like Al Mayadeen, Electronic Intifada, Internationalist 360º among others.

Nur, the daughter of Rina Andolini in Gaza, talks about what it's like for her in Gaza now

Jenna, daughter of Rina Andolini, talks about being in Gaza now

The election victory of the Sandinista government in November 2006 brought to an end 16 years of neoliberal governments. Since that time, Nicaraguan society has been radically transformed and Nicaraguans now enjoy a society where the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are prioritised, with 58% of the budget spent on health and education. Universal free health care and education are now provided throughout the country, poverty and extreme poverty have been more than halved and there have been huge strides in the field of gender parity. Yet against this background Nicaragua is constantly demonised by mainstream media, Nicaragua’s right wing opposition and those who accept its mischaracterisations at face value. Since the violent, U.S.-directed coup attempt in 2018, it has been very difficult to find objective analysis of the political situation in Nicaragua in mainstream media, much less any examination of the Revolution’s achievements. In disregarding what is actually happening in the country, the media is ignoring and excluding the lived experience of ordinary Nicaraguans, as if their daily lives are irrelevant to any judgment about the direction the country is taking. During this event, speakers described what life is really like in Nicaragua today as opposed to the media hype – and we hope they may inspire you to visit for yourself!

La isla de Ometepe es una Reserva de Biósfera ubicado en el gran Lago de Nicaragua. El fin de semana 29 de septiembre al 1ero de octubre se abre el Expo Ometepe con actividades incluyendo una jornada de reforestación, un rally de ciclismo con otras actividades deportivas y un concurso de pintura. El Expo inicia a las 10.00am en la ciudad de Moyogalpa.

A discussion of the US elections, why it's worth taking part and voting and the global context with Dan Kovalik.

El 4 de agosto de 2023 el Presidente de la República el Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra declaró bajo decreto presidencial número 11-2023 el Huipil como Patrimonio Inmaterial Artístico y Cultural de la Nación y se escogió el 8 de septiembre como día nacional del Huipil.

Dan Kovalik discusses religion and the Catholic Church in Nicaragua with Stephen Sefton following the authorities decision to take over the private Jesuit run University of Central America as a public university offering free tuition to its students.

Ahmed Kaballo visited Nicaragua in November 2021 to cover that year's national elections. He made time to visit local cooperatives as well as indigenous and afrodescendant communities on Nicaragua's northern Caribbean Coast. He also spoke to victims of the extremely violent failed opposition coup attempt in 2018. His report exposes the falsehood of Western media coverage of Nicaraguan politics and society.

Las y los camaradas del Partido Comunista de la Federación Rusa saludan el 44 Aniversario del Triunfo de la Revolución Popular Sandinista el 19 de Julio de 1979

La Revolución Popular Sandinista 44/19 Siempre Más Allá

"Sovereignty" is the English version by Paul Baker Hernández of the original song in Spanish by Roger Antonio Osorio Perez celebrating Nicaragua's defence of its national dignity and independence.

A inicios de mayo de este año, el grupo musical sandinista “Liberarte” participó en el Festival Internacional de Música Antifascista en Samara, Rusia.

En Nicaragua, del 18 de abril al 17 de julio de 2018, grupos violentos de la oposición al gobierno, financiados y organizados por las autoridades estadounidenses y sus aliados europeos, aterrorizaron a la población nicaragüense mientras intentaban derrocar al gobierno electo del país. Medios de comunicación, académicos, organizaciones de derechos humanos e instituciones internacionales como la Organización de Estados Americanos y el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU han tergiversado ese fallido intento de golpe de Estado de 2018 en Nicaragua. Una las afirmaciones más deshonestas ha sido que protestas pacíficas en Estelí del día 20 de abril 2018 fueron brutalmente reprimidas. Este vídeo demuestra de forma categórica que esta afirmación es una mentira. Ningun reportero extranjero, ninguna entidad de derechos humanos, ningún académico, jamás ha consultado con las y los victimas de la violenta agresión golpista en Estelí sobre qué les pasó ese fatídica día del 20 de abril. Los testimonios que figuran en este video revelan la verdad encubierta por la industria de derechos humanos internacional y los medios internacionales que repitan las falsas acusaciones contra las autoridades nicaragüenses sin corroborarlas.

Dan Kovalik, renowned author and Adjunct Professor of Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh discusses the broken system of international human rights law in the context of the International Criminal Court's attempt to indict President Vladimir Putin and the abuse of its mandate by the UN Human Rights Council in relation to its recent report on Nicaragua

Nicaragua es un paraíso para las personas que quieren visitar un país diferente con una cultura única, un pueblo amable y amistoso, una increíble variedad de diversos paisajes y todo tipo de infraestructura para satisfacer los diferentes intereses de las y los viajeros.

North American and European information media and human rights organizations covered up the extreme opposition violence during their failed coup attempt in 2018. This video by Paul Peulevé Baker gives in idea of just some of the innumerable widespread incidents of violence across Nicaragua at that time. Nicaraguans are determined their country will never again suffer the terrorism unleashed by the US government and its violent mercenaries in 2018. They did not prevail nor will they.

Nicaragua ha superado muchas dificultades en los últimos años, logrando avances sin precedentes en la salud, en la educación, en infraestructura, en la seguridad y en la economía... Vamos todas y todos hacia más Victorias y Tiempos Mejores en 2023...

Dan Kovalik reflects on his recent visit to Donetsk which he has written about also for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2022/11/30/maiden-azov-battalion-neonazi-donetsk-luhansk/stories/202212010013)