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…
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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…
The misrule of Arce! – ¡El desgobierno de Arce!
Editorial, El Diario: Official provocations and public reactions In recent weeks, the public has once again entered a stage of restlessness and agitation. Contrary to expectations, the streets of the cities have once again been the scene of strikes, blockades, demonstrations of various social sectors, with an energetic presence, making demands of various kinds to…
Silence prevails in the regional elections in Bolivia
Stuart Jenkins, SmallCapNews: La Paz – Salvador Romero, President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, indicated that silence regarding the provincial election rules begins today in Bolivia after the party campaign ends the previous day. The authority said the country was already entering a time when voters could evaluate the proposals of candidates or political organizations…
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…
Distorsiones masistas – Masista distortions
Carlos Valverde, El Deber: The mestizos, and the East, where do we enter in this? When the Constituent Assembly was debated, with the result that we know, the idea (thought for a long time, in addition) to impose on the country the name of the Plurinational State of Tahuantinsuyo was debated. As background and history,…
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