Frances Martel reports for Breitbart: The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague received a petition Tuesday to open a case against socialist former president of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his senior cabinet members for “crimes against humanity” committed in the aftermath of his resignation in November. The government of Bolivia filed the charges citing…
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How Bolivia’s Mighty Morales Has Fallen
Raul Peñaranda writes for NPR News: Raúl Peñaranda is a Bolivian journalist, former Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University and author of a book on former President Evo Morales’ efforts to control the media in Bolivia. Peñaranda is the editor of the news site Brújula Digital. He was the most important Bolivian leader of the…
Dispelling myths about the battle for democracy in Bolivia
Joseph M. Humire writes in The Hill, photo from the internet: After years of watching embattled Nicolás Maduro remain in power in Venezuela, many international observers did not expect Evo Morales to resign as president of Bolivia. But after massive electoral fraud, from top to bottom, Morales’s credibility in the country evaporated. To save whatever legitimacy he…
Why did Evo Morales find such favour at the Vatican?
Fr Raymond de Souza reports for the Catholic Herald: Evo Morales, who fled to Mexico after resigning as president, may not be missed in Bolivia but his absence will be felt at the Vatican. One of the most curious aspects of the first Latin American pontificate is that Morales enjoyed the status he did. He…
Mexican ex-president calls Evo Morales “cheeky”
El Diario reports: For asking support for sustenance Mexican ex-president calls Evo Morales “cheeky” The former president of Bolivia, leaving Military Field 1, where he remained since his arrival in Mexico, requested cooperation for his livelihood Mexico.- Former President Vicente Fox described the former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, as a cheeky, after it became…
Sowers of Violence – Sembradores de la violencia
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete, cartoon at the bottom from El Potosi: Sowers of Violence For years Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera sowed a hate speech in the country, went to encourage racism to use it in an instrumental way to get to power and stay in it. They used victimization as a…
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