Carlos Quisbert reports for Pagina Siete: Terrorism case: judge says that the government paid and directed the vote Sonia Mamani said: “I got tired of being pressured, threatened, controlled and manipulated” by Judge Sixto Fernández. Three former ministers will be prosecuted. The Ministry of Government paid for the trips of the members of the First…
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Ten years on, family of Irishman killed in Bolivia still wait for answers
Tom Hennigan reports for The Irish Times: Investigation into death of Michael Dwyer in police raid held up by ‘farcical’ related trial Michael Dwyer: The Bolivian state’s version of what happened leading up to and during the police raid in which Dwyer was killed has been contradicted by eyewitnesses and leaked video from inside…
One more time for the Nobel Peace Prize, Don Evo?
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: One more time for the Nobel Peace Prize, Don Evo? Many probably do not know that Don Evo Morales was suggested for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 and 1995 by the Drugs Peace Institute. That did not prosper, but not discarded the ‘Indian leader’ for such a prize….
Irish mom pleads for murder investigation into Michael Dwyer’s death in Bolivia
From IrishCentral: Irish mom pleads for murder investigation into Michael Dwyer’s death in Bolivia Paddy Clancy The mother of Michael Dwyer, shot dead six years ago by Bolivian security forces, said she was heartened by the tone of the South American country to proposals for an international investigation of her son’s death. Caroline Dwyer met…