A great Editorial from Pagina Siete: Narcobrothers in the MAS The crime of drug trafficking is one of the scourges that has stigmatized Bolivian society for decades. This Government is no exception in the sense that it has faced large seizures of cocaine and growing violence associated with drug-related crimes and related offenses. From time…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship
Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship Former President of Bolivia Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga denounced President Evo Morales in front of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) — a part of the Organization of American States — for trying to “install a dictatorship” in…
The World must know: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales
El Diario reports: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales After the presentation of an abstract action before the Constitutional Court, on the part of the Movement to Socialism [MAS], analysts and constitutionalist argue that this body has no power to declare unconstitutional the articles of the Political Constitution of the State. In addition, organizations…
Fear to lose power: Evo Morales Reelection Bid Front and Center as Bolivia Elects Judges
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Evo Morales Reelection Bid Front and Center as Bolivia Elects Judges The fate of Evo Morales‘ reelection bid in Bolivia is still unknown, despite having been defeated in a national referendum in 2016; and now, candidates running for judgeships on the Plurinational Constitutional Court can not elude the question…
‘Bolivian government lied’: Bolivia’s untouchable Amazon lands at risk once more
Myles McCormick reports for The Guardian: ‘They lied’: Bolivia’s untouchable Amazon lands at risk once more Locals blame coca interests for the state’s broken promise on protecting Tipnis national park, biodiversity hotspot and home to thousands of indigenous people. When Ovidio Teco’s Amazon homeland was declared “untouchable” by the Bolivian government in 2011, his war…
TIFF ’17: Violeta Ayala talks access in “Cocaine Prison”
Jessica Mach reports for Real Screen: TIFF ’17: Violeta Ayala talks access in “Cocaine Prison” Violeta Ayala’s latest documentary takes viewers inside one of Bolivia’s most notorious prisons, aiming to bring a new perspective to the war on drugs. Cocaine Prison provides a first-hand account of the foot soldiers affected by the drug trade through a prisoner…
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