Deutsche Welle: The former Bolivian leader said on Twitter she had to serve four months “to await a trial for a ‘coup’ that never happened.” Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday she had been given a four-month pre-trial detention after she was arrested on charges linked to the ousting of her predecessor Evo Morales. Morales…
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The game is over – El juego ha terminado
Renzo Abruzzese, Pagina Siete: The game is over. That could be a good title to express the defeat of the MAS in the sub-national elections. The game that the masista regime played happily and without any modesty for almost three decades ended. The threats, intimidation, the “carrying” of electoral mercenaries, the infinity of lies and…
Lucho and evo are the same crap, Bolivian democracy is in serious peril!
Bolivia ex-president Anez arrested in ‘coup’ probe: minister Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Anez was arrested early Saturday in relation to the 2019 political crisis in which she replaced predecessor Evo Morales, according to a government minister. “I inform the Bolivian people that Mrs. Jeanine Anez has already been apprehended and is currently in the…
Bolivia: Amnesty Decree Opens the Door to Impunity – Decreto de amnistía permite la impunidad
Human Rights Watch, UN: Appears Designed to Favor Government Supporters (Washington, DC, March 11, 2021) – A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The decree provides a blanket amnesty to people prosecuted during the previous government for crimes related to…
5 days after the one year anniversary of the pandemic, Bolivia accumulates 253,297 positive cases
Five days away from the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, Bolivia accumulates 253,297 infected and 11,789 deaths because of this disease, according to the data update of the Ministry of Health, issued this Friday night. The report indicates that 937 new positives and 28 deaths were registered on this day. Santa Cruz, with 298…
2021: Politics 101 – Política 101
Walter Guevara, Los Tiempos: Manfred becomes the head of the opposition Last year many moderate voters voted for Luis Arce Catacora, hoping that his government will stabilize the economy, fight the pandemic and do everything possible to reconcile the country. Today there is no space to list the abusive actions of the first 100 days…
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