BBC News reports: Bolivia’s army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage A row has broken out in Bolivia between the government and army veterans over the 50th anniversary of the death of the Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The Bolivian government is planning a series of commemorations next week in the presence of…
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In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy
Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
evolitics 101: Narcobrothers in the MAS
A great Editorial from Pagina Siete: Narcobrothers in the MAS The crime of drug trafficking is one of the scourges that has stigmatized Bolivian society for decades. This Government is no exception in the sense that it has faced large seizures of cocaine and growing violence associated with drug-related crimes and related offenses. From time…
Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship
Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship Former President of Bolivia Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga denounced President Evo Morales in front of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) — a part of the Organization of American States — for trying to “install a dictatorship” in…
The World must know: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales
El Diario reports: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales After the presentation of an abstract action before the Constitutional Court, on the part of the Movement to Socialism [MAS], analysts and constitutionalist argue that this body has no power to declare unconstitutional the articles of the Political Constitution of the State. In addition, organizations…
Fear to lose power: Evo Morales Reelection Bid Front and Center as Bolivia Elects Judges
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Evo Morales Reelection Bid Front and Center as Bolivia Elects Judges The fate of Evo Morales‘ reelection bid in Bolivia is still unknown, despite having been defeated in a national referendum in 2016; and now, candidates running for judgeships on the Plurinational Constitutional Court can not elude the question…
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