Pablo Solón targeted: The Bolivian Government Must Stop Persecuting Those Defending Nature and Rights and Address the Real Problems

Focus on the Global South reports via CADTM: Pablo Solón targeted: The Bolivian Government Must Stop Persecuting Those Defending Nature and Rights and Address the Real Problems Pablo Solón, the Director of Fundación Solón, former Executive Director of Focus on the Global South, and former Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), is being targeted…

Let’s hope this gets implemented: Will prosecute miners operating in Illimani

ANF reports via Pagina Siete: Will prosecute miners operating in Illimani The Minister of Mining and Metallurgy, Cesar Navarro, warned yesterday to confiscate the production, machinery and initiate a criminal process against the mining cooperatives that are operating illegally in the foothills of Illimani. “There are no documents proving the ownership of any private actor…

Corruption Scandal in Bolivia Leads to Termination of US$2 Billion Petrochemical Plant Contract with European Firms

Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Corruption Scandal in Bolivia Leads to Termination of US$2 Billion Petrochemical Plant Contract with European Firms A corruption scandal in Bolivia had led President Evo Morales to cancel two petrochemical plant contracts with two European companies. The cancellation of the contract took place amid a complaint by Senator Oscar Ortiz, who accused…

Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó

Clayton Whitt reports for Nacla: Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó The second largest body of water in Bolivia has vanished. Will it ever return? I have never seen Lake Poopó from up close. The last time I tried to reach the lakeshore, I could not find it. I made my last attempt…

Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground

From The Daily Signal: INTERNATIONALCOMMENTARY Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground Charles Busch / James M. Roberts Socialist Evo Morales has been president of Bolivia for over a decade. Although he claims to be working for the people, his populist policies have been a major roadblock on Bolivia’s path to economic…